Innovation, Inventions & Immigration

Immigrants who entered the United States from the west coast came through which immigration station?

• San Francisco Bay Island

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Liberty Island

97% of immigrants who came through Angel Island were from what Asian country?

• Japan

• China

• Russia

• India

_____________ are new ideas or inventions in which science is used to make new things or do new things.

• Inventions

• Assembly Lines

• Innovations

• Factories

Which of the following inventions was NOT one that was patented by Thomas Edison?

• motion camera

• light bulb

• Telegraph

• Telephone

How many invention patents did Thomas Edison have?

• Under 500

• Over 1,000

• 100

• 10,000

The beginning of someone's or something's history can also be the ______________.

• opinion

• point of view

• perception

• origin

Fraudulent reporting during immigration inspections led to harsh and unfavorable treatment at which immigration station?

• Angel Island

• Liberty Island

• Roanoke Island

• Ellis Island

The United States was referred to as what nickname for immigrants coming seeking a better life?

• The Land of Milk and Honey

• The Land of Immigration

• The Land of Opportunity

• The Land of the Free

Which of the following was not a result of an immigrant completing a dreaded health exam at an immigration station?

• They were allowed to enter the US with the disease and treat themselves.

• Any sign of a contagious disease caused them to be deported back to their home country.

• Any sign of a contagious disease caused them to be detained while their families were allowed to enter the US.

• They stayed in hospitals for months until they were cured of the disease.

Which of the following reasons did NOT promote growth of industry in the US?

• New innovations

• Factories and Assembly Line Production

• New inventions

• Restrictions of Immigration to the US