Ellis Island 1 Jeopardy Template

Facts about the Island	Examination Process	Facts about the Immigrants	Immigration Process	Surprise!
100 Off the coast of New York City! (Manhattan) Where is Ellis Island?	100 12 million About how many immigrants passed through Ellis Island?	100 To escape war, they have family here, want to start over, for economic reasons What are some reasons immigrants might come to America?	100 Passport What document do you need to go to a different country?	100 June 22nd When is cohort A's graduation day?
200 Statue of Liberty What statue can you see from the island?	200 6 seconds On average, how long did the medical examination take?	200 To escape war or famine (hunger) Why did most immigrants come to America in the 1900's?	200 Contagious disease What was the medical examiner checking immigrants for?	200 June 24th When is cohort B's graduation day?
300 BOTH! They expanded the island when they began using it as an immigration station. Is Ellis Island natural or man made?	300 Medical and Legal What TWO types of examinations did immigrants go through on Ellis Island	300 Europe What continent did MOST of the immigrants come from in the 1900's?	300 2 weeks About how long did the boat ride from Europe to America take?	300 Spanish What other language does Ms. Buitrago speak?
400 After a rich man who owned the Island named Samuel Ellis! Why was Ellis Island named Ellis Island?	400 100 - 150 thousand About how many immigrants were not allowed into the United States in the years Ellis Island was operational?	400 Ireland What country did the FIRST immigrant who came to Ellis Island come from?	400 5 hours How long were MOST immigrants on Ellis Island for once they got there?	400 French What language does Mr. Santora's family speak but he doesn't because they never taught him :(
500 Used by the Native Americans to Fish! What was Ellis Island used as BEFORE it was an immigration station?	500 Their examinations were on the BOAT not on the island! (so they could skip the lines) What was the BIGGEST perk of the first and second class ticket holders on the boats to Ellis Island	500 1892 What year did the FIRST immigrant come through Ellis Island	500 2 percent What percentage of immigrants were detained and not let into America?	500 Dr. Antonia Pantoja Community School of Academic Excellence What is school 18's full name?

Ellis Island Jeopardy!

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