Angel Island Immigration Station Quiz

What was the primary purpose of the Angel Island Immigration Station?

• To process and detain Asian immigrants

• To act as a tourist attraction

• To welcome European immigrants

• To serve as a military base

Which act first limited immigration based on nationality or race in the United States?

• The Immigration and Nationality Act

• The Naturalization Act

• The Chinese Exclusion Act

• The Immigration Reform Act

What was a common method used by Chinese immigrants to circumvent the Chinese Exclusion Act?

• Claiming refugee status

• Entering through Canada

• Using false identities as 'paper sons'

• Bribing officials

What event in 1906 helped Chinese immigrants claim American citizenship?

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

• The Gold Rush

• The opening of Ellis Island

• The San Francisco earthquake and fire

What was the main reason for the detention of Jewish immigrants at Angel Island?

• Criminal records

• Political beliefs

• Health quarantine

• Lack of sufficient funds

What was the fate of the Angel Island Immigration Station in 1940?

• It was expanded

• It was converted into a museum

• It burned down

• It was relocated

Which group of people was primarily detained at Angel Island during World War II?

• Russian immigrants

• German immigrants

• Italian immigrants

• Japanese immigrants

What was the purpose of the grueling interrogations at Angel Island?

• To determine health status

• To evaluate job skills

• To verify the authenticity of immigrants' identities

• To assess language proficiency

What was the main reason for the establishment of the Angel Island Immigration Station?

• To replace the old facility at the Pacific Mail Steamship Company wharf

• To serve as a tourist destination

• To provide housing for military personnel

• To act as a quarantine station for all immigrants

What was the outcome of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988?

• It repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act

• It granted citizenship to all immigrants

• It established Angel Island as a national park

• It apologized for the internment of Japanese Americans