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What year did immigrants begin to come to Ellis Island
What is 1892
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A person who comes to live in a country from some other place
immigrant
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What was stop 1

A. Arrival B. Registry Room

C. The passage  D. Legal Inspection

C. The passage-the long journey from their homeland to America on a steamship

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What is stop 2

A. Arrival  B. Kissing Post 

C. Stairs to the Registry Room D. Baggage Room

A. Arrival-the steamships could not go into the harbor so ferry boats took the passengers to Ellis Island

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Where is Angel Island located?
San Francisco Bay
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What is Ms. Henderson's first name?

Mikayla

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How many immigrants came through Ellis Island
12 million
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person who come from the same country, who are of the same race, or who have a common way of life
ethnic group
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What is stop 3

A. Baggage Room B. Registry Room

C. Stairs of Separation  D. Legal Inspection

A. Baggage Room-After getting off the ferry, immigrants placed their luggage down to go into the long lines

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What is stop 4

A. Arrival  B. Kissing Post 

C. Stairs to the Registry Room D. Baggage Room

C. Stairs to Registry Room-Immigrants climbed high stairs to the Registry room. Doctors would be watching for immigrants who had trouble walking up the stairs or other medical problems.

200
What continent were most of the immigrants process through Angel Island from?
Asia
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How many plants are in Ms. Henderson's classroom

11

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What year did Ellis Island close?
1954
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the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
immigration
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What is stop 5

A. Arrival  B. Registry Room

C. Stairs of Separation  D. Legal Inspection

B. Registry room-Immigrants would wait in long lines in this great room for the medical and legal inspection

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Stop 6

A. Medical Exam  B. Kissing Post 

C. Stairs to the Registry Room D. Baggage Room

A. Medical Exam-This 6 second medical exam would check for any reason for immigrants to not be able to support themselves in the country.

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Who was the first Immigrant processed at Ellis Island
Annie Moore
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Who is Ms. Henderson's TA

Gentry

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Where is Ellis Island located?
New York Harbor
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a person or countries usual way of doing things
custom
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What is stop 7

A. Arrival  B. Registry Room

C. Stairs of Separation  D. Legal Inspection

D. Legal Inspection-Inspectors would ask the immigrants a series of questions to make sure they were going to behave in our country and be able to support themselves.

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What is stop 8

A. Medical Exam  B. Detainees

C. Stairs to the Registry Room D. Baggage Room

B. Detainees-if they failed the legal or health inspections they would have to go to the Hearing room to see if they would be allowed in the country

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What are two requirements of immigrants when they came through Ellis Island
Need at least 25 dollars. Women needed a man to sponsor them or travel with them. Could not have had passage bought for them. Could not be a criminal. Could not go against our government. Needed to be at least 26 years old or have an adult with them. Needed good health.
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Most immigrants processed through Ellis Island were from what continent?
Europe
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made up of customs and beliefs
culture
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What is Stop 9

A. Arrival  B. Kissing Post 

C. Stairs of Separation  D. Legal Inspection

C. Stairs of Separation-there was another staircase going down. The middle led the detainees to the hearing room. The left sides were people traveling north and the right side was people traveling west and south.

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What is stop 10

A. Medical Exam  B. Kissing Post 

C. Stairs to the Registry Room D. Baggage Room

B. Kissing Post-the journey has ended. It was called the kissing post because of all the emotional reunions that were occurring.

500
What did immigrants need when they came to America in later years?
Passport
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What was the notes on today?

Westward Expansion

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