What happened in the Great Hall?

Officials decided if each person could enter the country

Where did many immigrants find jobs?

In sweatshops in cities with low pay

What is this primary source about?

Inspection Tags worn by Immigrants

What would be a common theme in the oral histories?

The journey was tough and nerve racking but worth it in the end

How is the attitude of the American citizens actually puzzling?

They do not want the immigrant here, but their parents were immigrants

Cities were dirty and overcrowded. A problem in addition to kids playing by a dead horse is

Open sewers the kids are sticking their feet into

What are some reasons immigrants left their homeland?

Drought, poor harvests and housing

What was the arrival process at Ellis Island?

29 questions were asked and the answers had to match the manifest

What are some pull factors that brought immigrants to America?

Industry, job opportunities, political and religious freedom

Immigrants have impacted our country in the following ways:

Food, holidays, cultural & ethnic neighborhoods, & pop culture

What would be a positive reaction to immigrants in the time period we are learning about?

All of the answer choices are correct

How were immigrants checked for Trachoma?

A unsterilized buttonhook tool was placed under the eyelid

What would be a negative reaction to immigrants in the time period we are learning about?

All of the answer choices are correct

Immigrants had to leave their bags in the Great Hall to start the immigration process at Ellis Island

False - Bags were left in the Baggage Room

How did the kissing post get its name?

It is where family and friends waited for loved ones after being apart

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Immigration Stations Quiz

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1
What happened in the Great Hall?
A series of questions & conversations about life in the home country
ID tags were pinned on and baggage received
Officials decided if each person could enter the country
People sat around for hours waiting for medical exams
2
Where did many immigrants find jobs?
In sweatshops in cities with low pay
in high paying jobs such as doctors and lawyers
In factories with minimum wage
On farms in rural communities
3
What is this primary source about?
Paperwork filled out by immigrants in the Great Hall
Inspection Tags worn by Immigrants
Travel visas immigrants used to board the ships
The Kissing Post
4
What would be a common theme in the oral histories?
The journey was easy because immigrants traveled in first class
The journey was relatively easy but they had to have the correct paperwork
The journey was tough but most were denied & sent back to their country
The journey was tough and nerve racking but worth it in the end
5
What are some differences between new and old immigrants?
Old immigrants had more money than new immigrants
Old immigrants were more literate than new immigrants
Both old and new came from different areas of the world
All of the answers are correct
6
How is the attitude of the American citizens actually puzzling?
They do not want the immigrant here, but their parents were immigrants
They want to help the new immigrant and give him a hug
They are rich so they can do whatever they want
They are so accepting of the new immigrants
7
Cities were dirty and overcrowded. A problem in addition to kids playing by a dead horse is
Diseases from horses contaminated the water supply
Indoor plumbing caused pollution
No stoplights or stop signs creating traffic accidents
Open sewers the kids are sticking their feet into
8
If you were an immigrant and you were traveling to Chicago what staircase would you travel down?
The escalator in the back
Left
Center
Right
9
What are some reasons immigrants left their homeland?
Money, jobs, and schools
Wealth, food, modern convenience, and housing
None of the answers are correct
Drought, poor harvests and housing
10
What was the arrival process at Ellis Island?
29 questions were asked and the answers had to match the manifest
The inspector changed immigrant names to make then easier to say
A checklist of the manifest and that was all
29 medical procedures were conducted to see if immigrants were healthy
11
What was the most feared disease immigrants were concerned they had?
Heart
Senility
Trachoma
Pregnancy
12
What are some pull factors that brought immigrants to America?
Education, freedom, death threats, and primitive conditions
Industry, job opportunities, political and religious freedom
Security, attractive climates, loss of wealth, war
Medical care, natural disasters, few opportunities, and pollution
13
Immigrants have impacted our country in the following ways:
Food, holidays, cultural & ethnic neighborhoods, & pop culture
The creation and preservation of our national parks
Newspapers and languages are the only impacts
Foods and holidays like 4th of July and Thanksgiving
14
What would be a positive reaction to immigrants in the time period we are learning about?
Growth of cities and ethic neighborhoods
Supplied workers for factories
New religions, words, customs and food
All of the answer choices are correct
15
What do the shadows represent?
New Immigrant
American Citizens
Ship captain
Immigrant Forefathers
16
Who does the man on the bridge represent?
Immigrant Forefathers
New Immigrant
Ship captain
American Citizens
17
How were immigrants checked for Trachoma?
A physical challenge of push ups and sit ups were performed to test cardio
A walking test was performed to see if there was proper lung function
A stethoscope was used to listen to your heart and lungs
A unsterilized buttonhook tool was placed under the eyelid
18
What would be a negative reaction to immigrants in the time period we are learning about?
Cities became overcrowded
New religions, words, customs and food were too different
All of the answer choices are correct
Workers were taking jobs in the factories
19
Immigrants had to leave their bags in the Great Hall to start the immigration process at Ellis Island
True - Bags were left in the Great Hall
False - Bags were left outside on the docks
The answer is unclear from the primary source documents
False - Bags were left in the Baggage Room
20
How did the kissing post get its name?
It is where you kissed family goodbye before being sent back home
It is where family and friends waited for loved ones after being apart
It is where you had to kiss the Statue of Liberty to get to the mainland
It is where you kissed a post for good luck in America

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