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Ellis Island

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did people get to America before steamships?

a)

sailing ships

b)

steam boats

c)

canoes

d)

horse and buggy

2.

Where did third-class passengers go to get checked for diseases?

a)

Statue of Liberty

b)

Ellis Island

c)

New York

d)

Chicago

3.

How did passengers react when they saw the Statue of LIberty for the first time?

a)

laughed

b)

cried

c)

cheered

d)

B & C

4.

Who was the first person to go through Ellis Island Station?

a)

Annie Moore

b)

Annie Nelson

c)

Annie

d)

Anne Frank

5.

What percentage of passengers went to Ellis Island?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

30%

6.

What did the passengers bring with them on the ship?

a)

blankets

b)

clothes

c)

keepsakes

d)

all of the above

7.

How long did the immigration process take?

a)

3-5 hours

b)

1 day

c)

30 days

d)

6 months

8.

How old did children have to be to travel alone?

a)

10

b)

5

c)

17

d)

16

9.

Women could not travel alone?

(a)  

10.

What letters were you marked with if you were sick or disabled?

a)

s/d

b)

x/p

c)

a/r

d)

l/m

11.

How many questions were asked of the immigrants when they entered America?

a)

50

b)

25

c)

29

d)

10

12.

What was the nickname of Ellis Island for the "unfortunate few?"

a)

Isle of Fear

b)

Isle of Tears

c)

Isle of Hope

d)

Isle of Capri

13.

How many languages were spoken at Ellis Island?

a)

30

b)

70

c)

10

d)

24

14.

When were passports and visa's required for immigrants?

a)

1908

b)

1925

c)

1960

d)

1800

15.

How were people informed of their family members arrival?

a)

Facebook

b)

Letters

c)

B & D

d)

Newspapers

16.

Where did most of the immigrants come from?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Mexico

17.

What is the meaning of steerage?

Most people were in third class, called "steerage."

a)

cabin in the back of the ship

b)

Large open space at the bottom of the boat

c)

main cabin in the front of the ship

d)

none of these