Ellis Island

If an immigrant wants to become a U.S. citizen TODAY, they have to go through Ellis Island.

• True

• False

3rd class citizens traveled in which part of the ship to cross the ocean?

• Steerage (lowest level)

• Deck (top level)

• Cabins on the second level

• Cabins on the top level

____________ Factors are conditions that attract immigrants to a new area.

• Push
• Pull

___________ are conditions that make an individual want to leave that location.

• Push Factors

• Pull Factors

At Ellis Island, immigrants went through what kind of inspections?

• Medical and Financial

• Legal and Financial

• Medical and Legal

Asian Immigrants typically entered through...

• Ellis Island

• Angel Island

• Coney Island

• Jersey Island

Around how many immigrants came through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924?

• 500,000

• 1 million

• 2 million

• 12 million

• 4 million

What happened to people who didn't pass the inspections?

• They were sent back home

• They had to wait another day or two to get through

• They were shipped to the south

• They became slaves

• They stayed on the island forever

Angel Island was different from Ellis Island because

• The difference was mostly Chinese immigrants were processed there

• Angel Island was located in Europe
• Ellis Island was primarily for tourists

True or False: Immigrants could be detained if they had been in prison and not allowed into America

• True

• False