Ellis Island
A reason an immigrant might have left Europe to come to the US (name one of the possible answers)
poverty, war, persecution, religion
The language the naturalization exam is given in is
English
Under the Articles of Confederation, in each state you had to use the money from
that state
The slogan of the American colonists was "no _______ without _______"
taxation, representation
This government is ruled by a king and/or a queen
monarchy
The average time it took for each physical exam
6 seconds
National symbols, US history and how the government work are all part of the
test or exam
States were fighting over the dividing lines between each state which are called ______
border (also territorial lines, boundaries)
The Quartering Act forced colonists to let British soldiers
stay in their homes
Rule by one person who usually takes power by force
dictatorship
First class passengers were allowed to do this when they arrived at Ellis Island.
Enter the country (skip the Ellis Island processing)
The easiest way to become a US citizen is
be born in the US
The form of government the United States had before the Articles of Confederation
monarchy
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 wouldn't allow any Chinese to ________.
immigrate
All citizens vote on laws and government projects
direct democracy
Doctors watching immigrants walk up the stairs were looking for signs of this
health problems
One step of the process of naturalization is biometrics, which is a fancy way of saying
fingerprinting
It was hard to raise money for the army to fight the British because
Federal government couldn't collect taxes
The Declaration of Independence is mostly made up of these.
grievances
The government plans all aspects of the economy
communism
Lower class passengers on steamships traveled in an area called the
steerage
The final step in the naturalization process
oath of allegiance
Out of 13 original states, it took this many votes to pass a law in Congress.
9
The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first time the United States banned immigrants on the basis of _______.
race, ethnicity, nationality (any of these is correct)
In this form of government, religious leaders are the rulers
theocracy