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brattyshae
16.10.2020 • 
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Read this excerpt from Immigrant Kids, by Russell Freedman.
Which detail best supports the idea that Ellis Island
was often frightening to the immigrants?
But the journey was not yet over. Before they could be
admitted to the United States, immigrants had to pass
through Ellis Island, which became the nation's chief
immigrant processing center in 1892. There they would
be questioned and examined. Those who could not
pass all the exams would be detained; some would be
sent back to Europe. And so their arrival in America
was filled with great anxiety. Among the immigrants,
Ellis Island was known as "Heartbreak Island."
O Immigrants who failed exams were sent home.
O Ellis Island began processing immigrants in 1892.
People were asked questions at Ellis Island
It was the country's main processing center.

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