From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the busiest immigration station in the United States. Where is this small island located?

A young woman in Ireland reads a letter from her cousin saying that factories in New York City are hiring workers, so she decides to sail to the United States. What kind of factor is this?

A family in Sweden sells its farm, packs bundles, and boards a ship to live in the United States for good. Their neighbors say the family has decided to ___.

Most people processed at Ellis Island sailed from ports in Europe. Which ocean did their ships have to cross to reach New York Harbor?

At Ellis Island, officials stood at the top of a staircase and watched each arriving person climb it. What part of the inspection was this quick check?

During the medical inspection, a doctor sometimes made a chalk mark on the shoulder of a person's coat. What did that chalk mark mean for that person?

The lists of passenger names that inspectors used at Ellis Island were written down by the inspectors themselves as each person stepped off the ship.

Passengers who bought the cheapest tickets, down in steerage, were carried by ferry to Ellis Island. Where were first-class and second-class passengers usually inspected instead?

Most people who were inspected at Ellis Island were allowed to enter the United States, often after only a few hours on the island.

Immigrants who arrived on the Pacific coast were often processed at an island station in San Francisco Bay, where many were held for weeks. What was that station called?

In 1907 a ship from Naples reached New York Harbor, and its steerage passengers were ferried to Ellis Island to be inspected by government officials. Ellis Island was serving as a ___.

About 12 million people passed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954, and many stayed in nearby cities. What population change did this bring to those cities?

Many immigrants who passed inspection planned to live far from New York. At Ellis Island, they could buy tickets for what kind of transportation to reach their new homes?

Ellis Island stopped operating as a federal immigration station in 1892.

In what year did Ellis Island have its busiest year, processing about one million immigrants?

By the early 1900s, steamships had made the Atlantic crossing much faster than the old sailing ships. About how long did the crossing usually take by then?

What nearby statue did many immigrants see as their ships entered New York Harbor?

Who was the first immigrant processed at Ellis Island in 1892?

Doctors at Ellis Island used a small tool called a buttonhook to flip back immigrants' eyelids and check for a contagious disease called ___.

What was the Great Hall at Ellis Island used for?

Why did legal inspectors ask immigrants questions?

Children traveling with their parents did not have to go through the inspection at Ellis Island.

Which group was most likely to be inspected at Ellis Island?

What is one reason many immigrants came to the United States?

Immigrants had to leave their trunks, bags, and family belongings behind on the ship before they were inspected.

What helped Ellis Island workers communicate with immigrants who spoke different languages?

Some immigrants who were sick when they arrived stayed at Ellis Island for days or weeks until they were well. Where on the island were they cared for?

Ellis Island was sometimes called the “Island of Hope” because many immigrants hoped to start a new life.

What could happen if an immigrant was very sick or did not meet entry rules?

Ellis Island was also sometimes called the “Island of Tears” because some families faced hard news there.

A fire destroyed Ellis Island's original wooden building in 1897. What kind of building did officials require when it was rebuilt?

Which word means a person who comes to live in a new country?

What kind of transportation did most Ellis Island immigrants use to reach New York Harbor?

Many immigrants who passed inspection at Ellis Island took a ferry to Manhattan or New Jersey to continue their journey.

Before Ellis Island opened in 1892, most immigrants arriving in New York were processed at a station at the southern tip of Manhattan. What was it called?

Ellis Island officials routinely changed immigrants’ names as part of the inspection process.

What happened to Ellis Island after it stopped being a busy immigration station?

Which city was a common destination for many immigrants after leaving Ellis Island?

Ellis Island inspections included both medical checks and legal questions.

Why is Ellis Island important in United States history?