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Ellis Island Processing

Arrival by Barge

And

Baggage Check

Stairs of Separation

Medical Exams

Deportation

Processing

“The Great Hall”

Dormitories

”Hospital”

The Kissing Post

New York City

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Ways to Become a Citizen

  1. Naturalization:  Legal process with standards:
        • 18+ years old
        • lived here for 5 years
        • good moral character
        • read/write/speak/understand English
        • Citizenship test
        • Oath of Allegiance 
  2. Law of the Soil:  You are born here=US Citizen
  3. Right of Blood:  You have at least 1 US born parent(born anywhere)=US Citizen

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Citizenship Test

1. A - Bill of Rights

2. C - 27

3. B - President

4. C - November

5. A - Speaker of House

6. B - John Roberts

7. A - religion

8. C - The US

9. B - 18 yrs old

10. A - Thomas Jefferson

11. B - 1787

12. B - Louisiana

13. C - Civil War

14. B - freed the slaves

15. A - FDR

16. C - World War II

17. B - the civil rights mvmt

18. B - Pacific

19. C - Washington DC

20. A - Guam

21. C - NY Harbor

22. B - Vermont

23. A - 13 colonies

24. B - Star Spangled Ban.

25. A - MLK and Mem Day