Ellis Island
The largest immigration station in the United States from 1892 to 1924
Ellis Island
New York
The Statue stands on Liberty Island in ___ Harbor.
Word meaning to leave one's homeland.
EMIGRATE
Did most immigrants return to their homeland or stay in the United States after a few years?
Most Stayed
What is the Statue of Liberty holding high in her right hand?
TORCH
Annie Moore's country of origin
IRELAND
What is the date carved into the tablet the Statue of Liberty hold?
July 4, 1779
List 3 (three) reasons "pushing" people out of their home countries to immigrate to the United States.
Economic (needed money- jobs), Overcrowding,
War, no Freedom, no food, political persecution ...
(Any Three)
Cramped quarters on the lower level of ships that often were the means of transportation across the ocean.
STEERAGE
People who share a common culture or heritage
ETHNIC GROUP
The first immigrant to arrive through Ellis Island
Annie Moore
What lies broken at the feet of the statue, to symbolize the United States breaking free from tyranny?
CHAINS
Between 1860 and 1919, what country accounted for the largest number of immigrants?
ITALY
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breath ___"
FREE
To become a part of a larger culture
ASSIMILATE
After 1917, immigrants had to prove that they could do what?
READ
The exterior of the statue is made of this metal.
Copper
Name the two countries that accounted for a majority of the immigration from Asia
China and Japan
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breath free.." Author
Emma Lazarus
Movement that opposed immigration
NATIVIST
Ellis Island's busiest year
1907
The internal construction was built by the civil engineer Gustave Eiffel, who would later go on to build this Paris Landmark.
EIFFLE TOWER
2.5 million Jews fled from these two Eastern European nations between 1880 and 1924. (Name at least one these two countries.)
Russia and/or Poland
Port of entry for Chinese and Japanese immigrants.
San Francisco (and/or Angel Island)
Roman Numerals found on The Statue of Liberty's tablet.
MDCCLXXVI