Ellis Island Quiz

leaving your homeland to make a long journey to a new country.​

• traveling

• emigration

• immigrant

A person who moves to a new country is an immigrant.

• False

• True

What was the first place many immigrants went to before they began their lives in America?

• The Statue of Liberty

• The United States

• Ellis Island

• New York City

What is the main reason why many immigrants wanted to move to the United States?

• to learn a new language and meet new people

• to have more job opportunities and a better life

• to separate from their families

• to go on an exciting vacation and travel

Some immigrants came to America to escape war.

• True

• False

 

I am the statue that greeted many immigrants who entered New York Harbor. What am I?

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Statue of Liberty

 

Why did immigrants often live in neighborhoods with others from their homelands?

• It was illegal to live anywhere else

• It made their adjustment to their new life easier

• They didn't want to be in the US

• No other housing was avaliable

Why did doctors examine immigrants?

• To make sure they didn't spread an illness

• To track growth rates

• To give them medicine

• To give shots

Where is Ellis Island located?

• Pacific Ocean

• South of Florida

• New York City Harbor

• Washington D.C.

Which continent did most immigrants come from?

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

• North America