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Ellis Island Immigrants

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Ellis Island located?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Florida

c)

New York City Harbor

d)

Washington D.C.

2.
About how many immigrants passed through Ellis Island?
a)
30 million
b)
12 million
c)
8 million
d)
16 million
3.

What was Ellis Island?

a)

An amusement park

b)

A vacation spot

c)

An immigration center in New York

d)

The first capital of the United States

4.
Which is a reason people came to America?
a)
Baseball
b)
Colleges
c)
Job opportunities
d)
Vacation
5.

Why did doctors examine immigrants?

a)

To make sure they didn't spread an illness

b)

To give them medicine

c)

To track growth rates

d)

To give shots

6.
What national monument is located near Ellis Island?
a)
The White House
b)
The Statue of Liberty
c)
Mount Rushmore
d)
The Washington Monument
7.

What did the immigrants have to do once they arrived at Ellis Island?

a)

They had to answer questions

b)

They had to sing a song

c)

They had to dance

d)

They had to speak Polish

8.
Which is NOT a reason people left their homelands?
a)
Famine
b)
Poverty 
c)
War
d)
Weather
9.
Who gave the Statue of Liberty to America?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Mexico
d)
Canada
10.

Where were most of the immigrants who came to America through Ellis Island from?

a)

China

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Mexico

11.

What was one of the first things immigrants saw as they arrived in New York Harbor?

a)

Statue of Liberty

b)

World Trade Center

c)

Yankee Stadium

d)

Trump Tower

12.

What compartment of the ship did most people travel in?

a)

First Class

b)

Second Class

c)

Third Class

d)

Steerage