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A Tedious Arrival
Maria and Daniello arrive at Ellis Island to be immediately shuffled into the baggage room, received tags, and leave their belongings. -
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Moving West Timeline
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A new decision
Maria Valenti has had to find new ground after her parents lose all their money. While her parents try to fix their financial issues, she takes this opportunity to begin a new life without relying on her parents. Her brother, Daniello, and she decide to go somewhere completely new, America. -
The Big Move
Maria and her brother go through the first step of the immigration process, passage, which proves to be much harder than she thought it would be. -
Inspection
They undergo medical and legal inspection and fortunately pass with ease. They two wait in the registry room and then meet the stairs of separation. They finally finish everything tired and wondering what they’ll do now. -
A Tedious Arrival
Maria and Daniello arrive at Ellis Island to be immediately shuffled into the baggage room, received tags, and leave their belongings. -
Reasons and Excuses
Maria and Daniello’s parents were very wealthy by in heritage. Unfortunately her father made an unintelligent decision with a conman who cheated them out of most of their money. She couldn’t rely on her parents anymore and her brother convinced her that there was free land in America for them. -
The Immigration Act of 1882
Maria and Daniello got in trouble in Little Italy, the East, leaving them no choice but to move to the West. Promise of free land brings them to the decision to move. -
Moving West
Maria and Daniello got in trouble in Little Italy, the East, leaving them no choice but to move to the West. Promise of free land brings them to the decision to move -
The Gold Rush
Upon hearing the tales of miners striking rich in the gold mines in California Daniello believed he too could make his family rich and convinced Maria and his paesano and his family to come along. -
The After Life
After Maria, Daniello, their paesano, and his family buy a house, Daniello found a job at the mines. -
A Happy Ending
After 4 months of endless, pointless work Daniello finally struck gold. Not much but enough to make his new family well.
