Ellis Island - A symbol of immigration

How many immigrants arrived on Ellis Island?

Most immigrants came between...

• 1892 and 1945

• 1892 and 1954

• 1829 and 1945

• 1829 and 1954

What can visitors find out in the Family History Center?

Who went to America first?

• father

• mother

• oldest son

• other children

Why was life on the ships very hard?

Find the right headings for part 3 of the text.

• Living in Manhatten

• Doctors check the immigrants

• A difficult journey

• Jobs on Ellis Island

• Arriving in New York

What was the first thing the people saw when they arrived in America?

What happened to immigrants who were sick or weak?

How many immigrants could start a new life in America?

• about 90%

• about 92%

• about 95%

• about 98%

What do you find most surprising and interesting?