Ellis Island: Volume I 1. How many embarked on the journey to America? 12 million 2. What was the first sight the immigrants saw? Statue of Liberty 3. Four out of _____ Americans can trace their ancestry through Ellis Island. 10 4. Why did people come to America? In search of a better life 5. Where did immigrants come from? All over the world 6. Ellis Island was capable to process how many people per day? Thousands 7. In the end how many people were turned away? 2% 8. Where is Ellis Island located? The port of New York 9. Immigration was big business for who? Shipping companies 10. What was the cost of a ticket to travel in cargo to the United States in 1890? $12 = $150 today 11. What were some of the reasons for fleeing? Economic struggle, political oppression, war, famine, and religious persecution. 12. Between 1840 and 1860 how many people came into the United States? 4.5 million 13. When were the first immigration laws passed? 1882 14. What are the categories of exclusion? Categories that kept people out of the US 15. How long did it take to build Ellis Island? 1 ½ yrs 16. Who was the first immigrant to enter Ellis Island? Anne Moore 17. What happened in June 1897 to Ellis Island? It burned down 18. How much did it cost to rebuild Ellis Island? 1.5 million dollars those buildings are still there today 19. What did immigrants provide to big businesses? Low cost labor 20. Why did America advertise for immigration? Because they were competing for immigrants 21. What was the average amount of days for passage from Europe to America on a steam ship? 8-14 days 22. What is the ship manifest? List of people on board and their health examination reports 23. What were the 3 classes? 1st, 2nd and steerage (3rd class/most inexpensive) 24. What were the conditions like on the ship? Horrible 25. Ellis Island was the Island of what? Hope
Ellis Island: Volume I
ReplyDelete1. How many embarked on the journey to America? 12 million
2. What was the first sight the immigrants saw? Statue of Liberty
3. Four out of _____ Americans can trace their ancestry through Ellis Island. 10
4. Why did people come to America? In search of a better life
5. Where did immigrants come from? All over the world
6. Ellis Island was capable to process how many people per day? Thousands
7. In the end how many people were turned away? 2%
8. Where is Ellis Island located? The port of New York
9. Immigration was big business for who? Shipping companies
10. What was the cost of a ticket to travel in cargo to the United States in 1890? $12 = $150 today
11. What were some of the reasons for fleeing? Economic struggle, political oppression, war, famine, and religious persecution.
12. Between 1840 and 1860 how many people came into the United States? 4.5 million
13. When were the first immigration laws passed? 1882
14. What are the categories of exclusion? Categories that kept people out of the US
15. How long did it take to build Ellis Island? 1 ½ yrs
16. Who was the first immigrant to enter Ellis Island? Anne Moore
17. What happened in June 1897 to Ellis Island? It burned down
18. How much did it cost to rebuild Ellis Island? 1.5 million dollars those buildings are still there today
19. What did immigrants provide to big businesses? Low cost labor
20. Why did America advertise for immigration? Because they were competing for immigrants
21. What was the average amount of days for passage from Europe to America on a steam ship? 8-14 days
22. What is the ship manifest? List of people on board and their health examination reports
23. What were the 3 classes? 1st, 2nd and steerage (3rd class/most inexpensive)
24. What were the conditions like on the ship? Horrible
25. Ellis Island was the Island of what? Hope