an island in the bay of New York that served as an entry point for immigrants to the US from 1892-1943
What is Ellis Island
100
a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country
What is an Immigrant
100
Most immigrants in this time period came to this country by __________________.
What is a boat/ship
100
Immigrants wanted to be happy and have better jobs. The reason they came to America is ___________________.
What is searching for a better life
100
The Place where immigrants had to wait in long lines for a medical check and interview
What is Registry Room
200
the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
What is Immigration
200
to absorb and integrate people into a wider society or culture
What is assimilation
200
If you did not have the $20 entry fee to America or did not have Family and Friends waiting for you, you _______________________.
What is sent back to your home country.
200
Many immigrants were forced to come to America. They came from Africa and were forced to work here for no pay when they arrived.
What is Salvery
200
There was a huge stairway with three sections. They could exchange their money for American dollars at the bottom of the stairs.
What is Stairs of Separation
300
protecting the interests of native-born inhabitants against those of immigrants
What is Nativisim
300
the part of the ship providing accommodations for passengers with the cheapest tickets
What is Steerage
300
America is known as a ________________ due to the fact that so many different cultures came to our country to live together as one nation
What is The Melting Pot
300
Immigrants that came to American so they could believe anything they wanted and were not told what type of god they needed to believe in.
What is Religious Freedom
300
It was here where immigrants met up with family or friends who had come to America before them.
What is The Kissing Post
400
When you come to a country a make part of a New beautiful picture. Each person is considered their own tile which when all are put together it makes this lovely picture.
What is a Mosaic
400
If immigrants were found to have Diseases or were insane, they were _________________.
What is sent back to home country
400
Most immigrants traveled in ___________________
What is Steerage/Third Class
400
Immigrants that came to America because there were too many people in the Jails in England.
What is Prisoners
400
Immigrants were asked 29 different questions. If their answers did not match with the ship’s manifest, they were not allowed into the country.
What is Inspector Interviews
500
If you came to this country abut you stole things while on the ship or did something wrong you were ________________.
What is sent home to your home country.
500
Each person is considered their own self. Everyone is an individual when they come to a county and we all mix together, but we still stay ourselves.
What is a Salad Bowl
500
What country suffered a potato famine?
What is Ireland
500
Immigrants that came here because they did not agree with their Kings and Queens and how the government was in their country.
What is Political Freedom
500
Which place was the first stop for immigrants upon arriving at Ellis Island