Ellis Island Test Review

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Which of the following is an example of an immigrant? A person who works on Ellis Island. A person who is a citizen of a new country. A person who builds a monument. A person who moves from one country to another.

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A person who moves from one country to another.

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_________is the cruel or unfair treatment of a person, often because of their race or religious beliefs.

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persecution

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What is the definition of amenities as mentioned in the text: "[The} toilet was down the hall, a shower, and they served three meals a day....There were no amenities, none."?

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items other than the very basics needed to survive

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Before arriving to Ellis Island, passengers gave officials their names, ages, hometowns, names of people they knew in America, told them if they could read or write, and how much money they had. This information was put on the ship's ________________.

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manifest

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In 1902, President Roosevelt hired William Williams to stop the _________ on Ellis Island. Workers were demanding bribes from immigrants or charged them extra money for railway tickets. Some even cheated immigrants by lying about money exchange rates.

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corruption

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What did immigrants receive in order to protect them and others from disease?

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vaccinations

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Where is Ellis Island located?

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New York

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Where did most immigrants arrive from during the great wave of immigration in the 1880s- 1920s? Options: Africa, Europe, Asia, South America

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Europe

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Which of the following was NOT a reason for immigration?
persecution,
lack of job opportunity,
religious freedom,
boredom

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boredom

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Which of the following evidence from the text describes the long DIFFICULT journey immigrants faced as they traveled to the United States? Hint: Difficult means hardship. Options: "There were people of all [religious] denominations, some on their knees, praying as they passed the statue."; "It's hard for people to understand today what it was like to be on a boat then in a storm like that...The great waves would smash, the noise tremendous, and I thought we would flounder at any moment."; "Me and another girl went up on the deck one day and started pretending to speak English, even though we didn't know it."

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"It's hard for people to understand today what it was like to be on a boat then in a storm like that...The great waves would smash, the noise tremendous, and I thought we would flounder at any moment."