Name ________________________
Period ____________
Interactive Tour of Ellis Island
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First Stop – The Passage
1. Immigrants often came to America to escape _____________________________________________
2. The trip across the Atlantic Ocean lasted _________________________________________________
3. Would you rather stay in a stateroom or steerage? ________________________________________
a. Why? ________________________________________________________________________
4. How many people were often on a ship? _________________________________________________
Second Stop – The Arrival
1. Who was the first Ellis Island immigrant? ________________________________________________
2. What was one of the first things immigrants saw? __________________________________________
3. When was the Statue of Liberty dedicated? ________________________________________________
4. Watch the video of immigrants getting of the ferry in 1903 (there is no sound). What do you
notice about the passengers? How are they dressed? How do they act?
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Third Stop – The Ellis Island Baggage Room
1. Why did steerage passengers travel with bundles? ___________________________________________
2. What was on the ground floor of Ellis Island? _____________________________________________
3. What was on the second floor? _________________________________________________________
Fourth Stop – The Stairs to the Registry Room
1. What is the highest number of people to go through Ellis Island in a single day__________________
2. What were doctors looking for? ________________________________________________________
Fifth Stop – The Registry Room
1. Why were women not allowed to enter the U.S. alone? _____________________________________
2. How big was the Great Hall? ____________________________________________________________
3. What kind of tool did doctors use to check eyes? __________________________________________
4. Audio = How did Lucy Attarian prove she belonged to her parents? ___________________________
Sixth Stop – The Medical Exam
1. How many people were marked for further medical inspection? ______________________________
2. How long were most physicals? _________________________________________________________
3. If they thought you had heart problems what would they mark on your jacket? ________________
Seventh Stop – The Legal Inspection
1. How many questions were immigrants asked? _____________________________________________
2. How did immigration policies change after WWI? __________________________________________
Eighth Stop – Detainees
1. How many babies were born on Ellis Island? _______________________________________________
2. How many immigrants died there? ______________________________________________________
3. How much did it cost to return home if you were not “accepted” into the U.S.? _________________
4. If you were detained (kept in official custody) for legal reasons where did you stay?
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5. If you were detained for medical reasons where did you stay? _________________________________
6. What is the range of a detainees stay? ____________________________________________________
Ninth Stop – The Stairs of Separation
1. How many languages were spoken at Elis Island? ___________________________________________
2. What was needed after World War I to enter the U.S.? ______________________________________
3. What is the one thing all immigrants needed when leaving Elis Island? _________________________
Tenth Stop – The Kissing Post
1. How did families in America know when their relatives would arrive at Elis Island?
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2. How did the Kissing Post get its name? ___________________________________________________