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When did Samuel Ellis buys the island?
Mid 1770s
How old was Annie Moore when she came to Ellis Island?
15 years old
What does contagious mean?
able to be passed by contract between people
What were newcomers afraid of?
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losing their luggage, and of becoming separated from their families?
In 1897 about 180000 immigrants passed through Ellis Island in what year?
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1907
When did the immigration station open?
1892
When was Max Factor born?
1875
What is a detention center?
a place where people are held until released
What would a doctor write on a patients coat if they had difficulties with movement, or lameness?
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They'd write L
What was the most common nationality to pass through the gates?
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Germans
When did the immigration station close?
1954
What was Knute Rockne occupation?
A football coach
What does quota means?
A fixed amount of something
What did the older sister do so her younger sister won't get a second inspection?
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She flipped the coat around
What law was passed in 1924?
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National Origins Act
When did President Lyndon Johnson makes Ellis Island a national monument?
1965
What was Rudolph Valentino's occupation?
An Actor
What does steerage mean?
People that were detained spent the night where?
in dormitories
What role did Ellis Island have during World War 2?
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It's role was a detention center
When did the congress decide to use Ellis Island as an immigration station?
1891
What was the films Claudette Colbert starred in?
Imitation of Life and It Happened One Night
What does manifest mean?
a list of passengers on a ship
What percent of people did not pass the inspection?
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2 percent
Where was Eleanor Lenhart from?
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England