The Long Voyage
This was the cheapest ticket on a ship, located at the very bottom in a crowded area.
Steerage
This was the name of the massive room where hundreds of people waited in long lines to be checked.
The Great Hall
This giant green statue was the first thing many saw in the harbor.
Statue of Liberty
Many people left Ireland because this specific crop failed, leading to a Great Famine.
potato
True or False,
Often times, the male head of the family would go to America first to find a job and then send money back for the rest of his family to join him.
True
Name a "push" factor why people left their home countries.
no jobs, money or food
Doctors used what kind of tool check for "eye disease"
button hook
Immigrants from China usually arrived at this station in California.
Angel Island
In Italy, many farmers left because there was not enough of this to go around for everyone.
farmland
Many immigrants lived in these crowded, run-down apartment buildings.
Tenements
This is the name for a person who leaves their home country to move to a new one.
Immigrant
If a person was sick or didn't have a plan, they might be sent back, or _______.
deported
This nickname for America suggested that many cultures "mix" together.
The Melting Pot
People from Sweden and Germany often moved to the American Midwest because they wanted to be this type of worker.
farmer
drought
Most immigrants in 1900 came from this continent across the Atlantic Ocean.
Europe
This was the "6-second" test where doctors watched people walk up these to check for health.
The Stairs of Separation.
Most immigrants from Europe arrived at this famous station in New York Harbor.
Ellis Island
Many people left these countries to escape "Religious _______," which means being treated badly for your beliefs.
Persecution
Name one of the stations you went through at Ellis Island.
Registration, IQ, Legal or Health
Name a reason that a ship would not allow a passneger to board the ship.
Sickness or disease
If a doctor thought you were sick, they would use one of these to mark a letter (like "H" for Heart) on your coat.
chalk
What was the biggest rumor about America?
The streets are paved with gold!
What were the immigrants called from Asia who had to lie about being related to someone in America to get in?
Paper Sons
Who played the man with the beard in our Ellis Island Simulation?
Mr. Peterson!