Ellis Island 2nd Grade

Between 1892 and 1924 the immigration station that processed the most people into the country was on ____

_____ just outside of New York City.

• Baker Island

• Pizza Island

• Ellis Island

• Immigration Island

Most immigrants arrived on:

• Steamships

• Airplanes

• Horse and buggy

• They swam

People were often fleeing:

• Friends

• A happy situation

• A dangerous situation

• Family

The largest group of immigrants came from:

• Hungary

• Russia

• Germany

• Italy

The word ancestor means:

• My father

• A cousin

• A family member from long ago.

• A new family member.

The word descendants mean:

• My uncle Barry.

• The offspring of a person who lived long ago.

• A large family.

• A small family.

Immigrants were asked a series of _____ questions.

• 1

• 5

• 29

• 48

Hundred of passengers on the ship were packed into very small _______.

• exhausted

• quarters

• dangerous

• living rooms

Tickets cost immigrants about $_____. Which would be about $550 dollars today.

• $20-$30

• $2,000

• $1-$5

• $60-$70

After a difficult ____ week journey, immigrants finally reached Ellis Island.

• 1

• 5

• 2

• 10