Immigration and Chinese Exclusion Quiz

What Island did mostly European immigrants

process through when coming to America?

• Magic Island

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• Shutter Island

What city and state is Ellis Island located?

• New York, New York

• Charleston,

  West

  Virginia

• Cleveland, Ohio

• Buffalo, New York

When was Ellis Island opened?

• May 11, 1942

• October 31, 1900

• January 1, 1892

• July 4, 1776

What percentage of Americans are descendants of immigrants

who passed through Ellis Island?

• 75%

• 33%

• 40%

• 2%

When coming to America, on a ship, where did "steerage" passengers sleep?

• First Class

• Second Class

• At the bottom of the boat

Knowing what you know about

"steerage" class vs first or second class on the ships, where might the term

"3rd class citizen" come from?

(Complete sentence please)

Why might someone be detained at Ellis Island?

(Complete sentence please)

Name a way a person was checked for good health at the

Great Hall on Ellis Island?

(Complete sentence please)

What nationality were immigrants who were detained on Angel Island?

• Chinese

• Japanese

• Russian

• British

What do you remember about the Chinese Exclusion Act?