Definitions
the action of coming to permanently live in another country
immigration
What was the first thing immigrants saw coming into Ellis Island?
Statue of Liberty
How many immigrants went through Ellis Island
12 million
Where is Angel Island Located?
San Francisco Bay
What is Stop 4 and 5
The Stairs to the Registry Room and the Registry room- The first tests immigrants had to pass was the "6 second medical exam", if there was a medical problem suspected immigrants were marked with chalk. After they reached the registry room immigrants would wait for further processing
person who comes to live in a country from some other place
immigrant
What does the Statue of Liberty Stand for?
Freedom and the possibilities America offered
What continent did most immigrants come from that went through Ellis Island?
Europe
What continent did most immigrants come from that landed at Angel Island
Asia
What is Stop 6?
Medical Exam- Medical exams were done to find people with contagious diseases or conditions that would make them unable to work. If their condition was curable they would be sent to the island's hospital. If it was incurable they would be sent back to their country.
a usual way of doing things
custom
Where is Ellis Island Located?
New York Harbor
Who was the first Immigrant to go through Ellis Island?
Annie Moore from Ireland
What is Stop 1
Passage- The Trip that immigrants took across the Atlantic ocean. It took between one and two weeks.
What are Stops 7 and 8?
Legal Inspection and Detainees- After passing medical exams, immigrants had to answer 29 questions. Immigrants had to meet the requirements to enter the country. If immigrants did not pass all of the exams they would be detained and would have to wait at Ellis Island for their case to be heard.
made up of customs and beliefs of an ethnic group
culture
When did Ellis Island Open?
1892
Identify a reason why immigrants would not be allowed into the United States
Must be over the age of 26 or traveling with someone over 26
Women must have a husband, finance, father, grandfather, or uncle traveling with them or pick them up
Must have $25
Someone other than family paid their voyage
Not in good health
A criminal
Goes against our government
What is Stop 2
Arrival- The people arriving were taken by a ferry to Ellis Island.
What is Stop 9?
The Stairs of Separation- After medical and legal inspections, immigrants arrived at the top of the staircase at the end of the Great Hall the left went to the North. The middle staircase was detainees. The right was to the South and West
group made up of people from the same country, same race, or common way of life
ethnic group
When did Ellis Island close?
1954
What did immigrants need at Ellis Island in later days
Passport
What is Stop 3
Baggage Room- Immigrants entered the main building through the baggage room where they left their baggage.
What is Stop 10?
The Kissing Post- This is the exit from Ellis Island. two thirds of the new Americans boarded a ferry to New Jersey and the other third boarded a ferry to Manhattan, to begin life in New York City.