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ELLIS ISLAND WEBQUEST
webquest imprimable : word
part one
http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island_visiting.asp
1.LOCATION :
1. Where is it located ?
Which other famous monument can you visit ?
2. how do you get to Ellis Island from Manhattan ?
3. Opening hours: from to
2. LOOK AT THE PHOTOS AND NAME 3 DIFFERENT ROOMS YOU CAN VISIT.
utilise ce lien puis dans le menu à gauche clique sur les onglets après Gateway pour retrouver les photos.
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=1468&display_order=2&mini_id=1459
the click hearing room dormitories dinnig hall baggage room great hall
THE click bunker room (dormitories) hearing room (to check immigrants' papers...) entrance great hall
THE click Wall of honour dining-room medical rooms great hall bunker room
3. Major facts about Ellis island
click here, read the page and complete the grid.
Facts
Dates in letters
American revolution
Irish Famine
Homestead act
Official opening of Ellis Island
exact date
Ellis Island is used as war hospital
End of Litteracy tests
these tests were for :
people who were more than 16 years old younger than 16
Which ethnic group is almost entirely banned ?
First immigration quotas
Ellis Island is officially closed
Ellis Island opens as a museum
part two