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Immigration

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who leaves home for a new start somewhere else is a/an

a)

descendant

b)

citizen

c)

immigrant

d)

deported

2.

In the late 1800's and early 1900's, Immigrants came to America mainly by _________.

a)

helicopters

b)

boats

c)

horses

d)

trains

3.

Immigrants came to the United States to ___________.

a)

avoid natural disasters

b)

find jobs/escape poverty

c)

have a better life

d)

all of the above

4.

I am the immigration center that processed many immigrants in New York City on the East Coast. What am I?

a)

Angel Island

b)

Ellis Island

c)

NY Immigration Center

d)

The Statue of LIberty

5.

I am the immigration center that processed many immigrants near San Francisco on the West Coast. What am I?

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Statue of LIberty

c)

San Francisco

d)

Angel Island

6.

I am the landmark that greeted many immigrants who entered New York Harbor. What am I?

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Statue of LIberty

c)

Angel Island

7.

About how many immigrants passed through Ellis Island in total?

a)
30 million
b)

20 million

c)
8 million
d)

6 million

8.

Which is a reason people immigrated to America?

a)
Baseball
b)
Colleges
c)
Job opportunities
d)
Vacation
9.

Why did doctors examine immigrants?

a)

To make sure they didn't spread an illness

b)

To take their belongings

c)

To track growth rates

d)

To give shots

10.

Immigrants traveling to Angel Island would first pass by what?

a)

Hollywood

b)

Alcatraz

c)

Los Angeles

d)

The Statue of Liberty

11.

Where did the dirt come from that was used to make the island bigger?

a)

from digging in mountains

b)

The island was already big enough.

c)

from digging for subway tunnels in New York

12.

European immigrants came through which immigration station?

a)

Angel Island

b)

Ellis Island

c)

Immigration Island

d)

Dolphin Island

13.
Who gave the Statue of Liberty to America?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Mexico
d)
Canada
14.

When an immigrant is sent back to their home country, they have been

a)

naturalized

b)

centralized

c)

emancipated

d)

deported

15.

What ocean did the immigrants have to cross to get from Europe to Ellis Island?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Caribbean

d)

Tampa Bay

16.

Some immigrants were given new names because their names were difficult to pronounce

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Why were immigrants leaving their countries to come to the United States?

a)

Many countries were experiencing push factors such as poverty, war, and unemployment.

b)

Many people were experiencing great wealth and expanding economies.

18.

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

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Originally named by settlers, Ellis Island was first called

a)

Oyster Island

b)

Lobster Island

c)

Mussel Island

d)

Goblet Island

20.

Ellis Island closed for good (as an immigration center) in what year?

(a)  

21.

Vocab: What word means "a group of people who differ from a larger group"

(a)  

22.

Where is Angel Island located?

a)

New York

b)

China

c)

Chicago

d)

San Francisco

23.

Which was not considered a reason that immigrants came to the United States?

a)

Man-made Disasters

b)

The Gold Rush

c)

Failing Economy

d)

Natural Disasters

24.

Vocab: To be (a)   means to deprive of freedom; take into confinement

25.

What year was there a fire at Angel Island?

a)

1910

b)

1940

c)

1882

d)

1906

26.

How long would some immigrants ride on a ship?

a)

A year

b)

A couple days

c)

Three weeks

d)

A month

27.

When the new station was built in 1910, which was a reason given?

a)

Low Cost

b)

Escape Proof

c)

Long Lasting

d)

Safe

28.

What is the name of the building that immigrants would eat in?

a)

Staff Housing

b)

Administration Building

c)

Barracks

d)

Dining Hall

29.

True or False:

The name of the Administration Building at Ellis Island is the "Grand Hall"

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Which group was not an exclusion to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

a)

Students

b)

Merchants

c)

Laborers

d)

Clergy

31.

Which VOCABULARY WORD means there is no real relation, except through false documents?

a)

Paper Children

b)

Persecution

c)

Deportation

d)

Immigration

32.

Who was in the interrogation of immigrant applicants?

(Select the 2 correct answers)

a)

Judge

b)

Stenographer

c)

2 Immigrant Inspectors

d)

Merchants

33.

Can immigration officers ask people for their ID?

a)

No

b)

Yes

34.

If you had small pox, which building would you quarantine in?

a)

Administration Building

b)

Dining Hall

c)

Hospital

d)

Barracks

35.

What 1906 event happened in San Francisco that allowed immigrants to claim they were born in the United States?

a)

Earthquake and Fire

b)

Tsunami and Flooding

c)

The Plague

d)

Prohibition

36.

What is a vaccination?

a)

Act of getting a shot to protect you against a certain disease

b)

A ticket received for breaking a certain rule

c)

A variety of tests dependent on the age, sex, and health of a person

d)

To trade one thing for another

37.

What is corruption?

a)

Act of getting a shot to protect you against a certain disease

b)

A ticket received for breaking a certain rule

c)

A variety of tests dependent on the age, sex, and health of a person

d)

Use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

38.

What happened in 1929 that changed the immigration process?

a)

A large fire burned down most of the buildings at Ellis Island

b)

Immigration offices were opened in other countries

c)

New York began expanding Ellis Island

d)

Ellis Island was closed

39.

BONUS - Give the meaning of each of the letters in the word "PRIDE" as a Laconia Sachem

4 lines
40.

How were 1st and 2nd class passengers treated differently than steerage (poorer) passengers upon arrival?

a)

They were sent directly to Angel Island for testing.

b)

Their papers were processed on board the ship, and they went straight to the mainland.

c)

They were required to stay on the ship for three weeks.

d)

They were forced to take a 29-question exam in the Great Hall.

41.

Before 1924, how were border towns like Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora connected?

a)

Immigrants had to take a ferry across an ocean bay.

b)

They were separated by a 30-foot steel fence.

c)

They shared open streets marked by international survey monuments

d)

People could only cross through an underground subway.

42.

In what year was the U.S. Border Patrol officially created to monitor land borders between formal inspection stations?

a)

1924

b)

1882

c)

1954

d)

1892

43.

What made New Orleans a unique ocean gateway compared to East Coast ports like New York?

a)

Immigrants had to cross the Pacific Ocean to reach it.

b)

It only processed immigrants arriving by train from Canada.

c)

It was strictly built as a prison for political refugees.

d)

Immigrants could travel directly from the Gulf of Mexico up the Mississippi River into the American interior