Landing at Ellis Island (w/ History Channel Video)

What was the first year that immigrants/migrants started passing through Ellis Island in New York?

• 1700

• 1855

• 1892

• 1910

If your family had little money, what part of the steamer ship would you stay in on your way to Ellis Island?

• Staterooms

• Cabins

• Captain's Quarters

• Steerage

Upon arrival at Ellis Island, what were immigrants first checked for?

• If they could read or write

• If they had enough money

• If they had a disease

• If they spoke English

True or False: All Immigrants/migrants who came to Ellis Island were allowed to enter the United States?

• True

• False

True or False: Immigrants who were wealthier with more money usually waited as long for processing at Ellis Island as those without.

• True

• False

What did Anna do with her two dresses when she went to America?

• She wore them both so she wouldn't have to carry them.

• She left them hanging in her closet.

• She carefully packed them in towels so they wouldn't wrinkle.

• She gave them to her next-door neighbor to wear.

During rainy days on the ship, what did Anna do?

• She braided and styled her hair in many different ways.

• She made up poems about her new life in America.

• She wrote letters to Grandma.

• She told stories to keep her brothers quiet.

The inspectors marked people's coats with chalk if--

• he believed they were criminals

• they were orphans

• they looked sick

• they could not speak English

While on Ellis Island, why did Anna's mother worry?

• Rosa had been taken to the hospital.

• The little money they had brought was stolen.

• Papa had been arrested and couldn't come for them.

• Massimo had gone to the playground and was lost.

What did Rosa tell her family about her time in the hospital?

• She had been given delicious sweet treats.

• The nurses had been nice and had brought her books to look at.

• The patient next to her had sung to her in Italian.

• One of the doctors had been able to speak to her in Italian.