WorksheetsImmigration
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins
A person who leaves home for a new start somewhere else is a/an
descendant
citizen
immigrant
deported
In the late 1800's and early 1900's, Immigrants came to America mainly by _________.
helicopters
boats
horses
trains
Immigrants came to the United States to ___________.
avoid natural disasters
find jobs/escape poverty
have a better life
all of the above
I am the immigration center that processed many immigrants in New York City on the East Coast. What am I?
Angel Island
Ellis Island
NY Immigration Center
The Statue of LIberty
I am the immigration center that processed many immigrants near San Francisco on the West Coast. What am I?
Ellis Island
Statue of LIberty
San Francisco
Angel Island
I am the landmark that greeted many immigrants who entered New York Harbor. What am I?
Ellis Island
Statue of LIberty
Angel Island
About how many immigrants passed through Ellis Island in total?
20 million
6 million
Which is a reason people immigrated to America?
Why did doctors examine immigrants?
To make sure they didn't spread an illness
To take their belongings
To track growth rates
To give shots
Immigrants traveling to Angel Island would first pass by what?
Hollywood
Alcatraz
Los Angeles
The Statue of Liberty
Where did the dirt come from that was used to make the island bigger?
from digging in mountains
The island was already big enough.
from digging for subway tunnels in New York
European immigrants came through which immigration station?
Angel Island
Ellis Island
Immigration Island
Dolphin Island
When an immigrant is sent back to their home country, they have been
naturalized
centralized
emancipated
deported
What ocean did the immigrants have to cross to get from Europe to Ellis Island?
Pacific
Atlantic
Caribbean
Tampa Bay
Some immigrants were given new names because their names were difficult to pronounce
True
False
Why were immigrants leaving their countries to come to the United States?
Many countries were experiencing push factors such as poverty, war, and unemployment.
Many people were experiencing great wealth and expanding economies.
If an immigrant wants to become a U.S. citizen TODAY, they have to go through either Angel Island or Ellis Island.
True
False
Originally named by settlers, Ellis Island was first called
Oyster Island
Lobster Island
Mussel Island
Goblet Island
Ellis Island closed for good (as an immigration center) in what year?
(a)
Vocab: What word means "a group of people who differ from a larger group"
(a)
Where is Angel Island located?
New York
China
Chicago
San Francisco
Which was not considered a reason that immigrants came to the United States?
Man-made Disasters
The Gold Rush
Failing Economy
Natural Disasters
Vocab: To be (a) means to deprive of freedom; take into confinement
What year was there a fire at Angel Island?
1910
1940
1882
1906
How long would some immigrants ride on a ship?
A year
A couple days
Three weeks
A month
When the new station was built in 1910, which was a reason given?
Low Cost
Escape Proof
Long Lasting
Safe
What is the name of the building that immigrants would eat in?
Staff Housing
Administration Building
Barracks
Dining Hall
True or False:
The name of the Administration Building at Ellis Island is the "Grand Hall"
True
False
Which group was not an exclusion to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
Students
Merchants
Laborers
Clergy
Which VOCABULARY WORD means there is no real relation, except through false documents?
Paper Children
Persecution
Deportation
Immigration
Who was in the interrogation of immigrant applicants?
(Select the 2 correct answers)
Judge
Stenographer
2 Immigrant Inspectors
Merchants
Can immigration officers ask people for their ID?
No
Yes
If you had small pox, which building would you quarantine in?
Administration Building
Dining Hall
Hospital
Barracks
What 1906 event happened in San Francisco that allowed immigrants to claim they were born in the United States?
Earthquake and Fire
Tsunami and Flooding
The Plague
Prohibition
What is a vaccination?
Act of getting a shot to protect you against a certain disease
A ticket received for breaking a certain rule
A variety of tests dependent on the age, sex, and health of a person
To trade one thing for another
What is corruption?
Act of getting a shot to protect you against a certain disease
A ticket received for breaking a certain rule
A variety of tests dependent on the age, sex, and health of a person
Use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
What happened in 1929 that changed the immigration process?
A large fire burned down most of the buildings at Ellis Island
Immigration offices were opened in other countries
New York began expanding Ellis Island
Ellis Island was closed
BONUS - Give the meaning of each of the letters in the word "PRIDE" as a Laconia Sachem
How were 1st and 2nd class passengers treated differently than steerage (poorer) passengers upon arrival?
They were sent directly to Angel Island for testing.
Their papers were processed on board the ship, and they went straight to the mainland.
They were required to stay on the ship for three weeks.
They were forced to take a 29-question exam in the Great Hall.
Before 1924, how were border towns like Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora connected?
Immigrants had to take a ferry across an ocean bay.
They were separated by a 30-foot steel fence.
They shared open streets marked by international survey monuments
People could only cross through an underground subway.
In what year was the U.S. Border Patrol officially created to monitor land borders between formal inspection stations?
1924
1882
1954
1892
What made New Orleans a unique ocean gateway compared to East Coast ports like New York?
Immigrants had to cross the Pacific Ocean to reach it.
It only processed immigrants arriving by train from Canada.
It was strictly built as a prison for political refugees.
Immigrants could travel directly from the Gulf of Mexico up the Mississippi River into the American interior
