Ellis Island Volume II 1. Ellis Island was considered to be a Proving ground- where immigrants were checked to see if they were sick, suspect, poor 2. Ellis Island was located in New York Harbor 3. Ellis Island was set up to process 5000 people per day 4. It was possible that this many people would try to come in on one day. 20000 5. 1st and 2nd class were check on board 6. Economy class took several days to get checked in. 7. Volunteer organization to help their old country men, find jobs, give them postage 8. The main reason for Ellis Island was to protect the health of American Population 9. If there is a question about you, you would get a chalk mark. 10. Trachoma number one cause for deportation 11. They keep you in the hospital until correct problem or send you back 12. 1900-1954 how many died on the island? 13. 1400 children died on island 14. 355 babies born on island 15. In the mental test you must fail the tests 3 times to be rejected 16. Ellis Island took care of immigration for 56 years 17. Sections for different countries English vs. non English 18. What was the basic questions that they would ask an immigrant? Name age nationality, single, prison, how much money most important question 19. Each screener would see 400-500 people in a 10 hour day 20. Most important task was to determine if an individual would become a burden. 21. Look at the most where women who came to the country without an escort. 22. After 1917 had to be literate to be admitted to this country 23. What was the nickname given to the lane on the stairs that immigrants wanted to be in? Kissing Post 24. Why were Kissing Post Services after 1902 was put in charge by US immigration? to ensure immigrants were not being cheated. 25. Ellis Island was called either the Ile of hope or Ile of tears 26. Immigrants on average would work for 80 hours a for an average of $10
Ellis Island Volume II
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2. Ellis Island was located in New York Harbor
3. Ellis Island was set up to process 5000 people per day
4. It was possible that this many people would try to come in on one day. 20000
5. 1st and 2nd class were check on board
6. Economy class took several days to get checked in.
7. Volunteer organization to help their old country men, find jobs, give them postage
8. The main reason for Ellis Island was to protect the health of American Population
9. If there is a question about you, you would get a chalk mark.
10. Trachoma number one cause for deportation
11. They keep you in the hospital until correct problem or send you back
12. 1900-1954 how many died on the island?
13. 1400 children died on island
14. 355 babies born on island
15. In the mental test you must fail the tests 3 times to be rejected
16. Ellis Island took care of immigration for 56 years
17. Sections for different countries English vs. non English
18. What was the basic questions that they would ask an immigrant? Name age nationality, single, prison, how much money most important question
19. Each screener would see 400-500 people in a 10 hour day
20. Most important task was to determine if an individual would become a burden.
21. Look at the most where women who came to the country without an escort.
22. After 1917 had to be literate to be admitted to this country
23. What was the nickname given to the lane on the stairs that immigrants wanted to be in? Kissing Post
24. Why were Kissing Post Services after 1902 was put in charge by US immigration? to ensure immigrants were not being cheated.
25. Ellis Island was called either the Ile of hope or Ile of tears
26. Immigrants on average would work for 80 hours a for an average of $10