In 1892, this island became the point of entry into New York for most European immigrants:
This symbol of American freedom was a git from France, and has the poem 'The New Colossus' marked on its pedestal:
A person who leaves one country to settle in another:
Ellis Island was given this nickname because of all those who wept inside it:
A person who moves from one part of the country to settle in another part:
These three words describe the main reason why people immigrate to America to this day:
This event, which began at Sutter's Mill in 1848, pulled many Chinese Immigrants to America:
Originally built as a fort, over 8 million immigrants were processed here before Ellis Island was built:
Immigrants crossing the Pacific from Asia were more likely to be processed on this island in the San Francisco Bay:
A person who comes to a new country to settle there:
A place where people work long hours for low pay and under poor conditions:
This famine killed one and one-half million Irish between 1845 and 1848:
The section of a ship with the worst accommodations for passengers paying the lowest fare:
This recording artist's song 'America' suggested that immigrants had great hopes for a better life in America:
Soon after a fire broke out at this location in 1911, laws were passed to make factory buildings safer:
Between 1880 and 1910, one third of all European Jews immigrated to America because of this type of persecution at home:
From 1882 until 1943, this 'Act' made it illegal for Chinese people to immigrate to the United States:
Another word for a piece of clothing:
An often overcrowded apartment house where many immigrants lived:
'I lift my lamp beside the golden door!' is the last line of this famous poem written by Emma Lazarus:
Paid by the piece of work done:
Many Polish Immigrants were pushed to America because they strongly disagreed with their government's policies and actions. This type of disagreement is known as:
A possession handed down through generations:
A building in which things are made by machines:
These ships replaced sailing ships, and significantly reduced the amount of time it took to cross the ocean:
