Read this excerpt from Immigrant Kids by Russell Freedman. Those who failed to get past both doctors had to undergo a more thorough medical exam. The others moved on to the registration clerk, who questioned them with the aid of an interpreter: What is your name? Your nationality? Your occupation? Can you read and write? Have you ever been in prison?How much money do you have with you? Where are you going? Some immigrants were so flustered that they could not answer. They were allowed to sit and rest and try again. Which detail best supports the idea that being interviewed at Ellis Island was very stressful for the immigrants? Immigrants sometimes were exhausted and hungry after the voyage. Some immigrants got so nervous that they couldn't answer the questions. Clerks at Ellis Island asked if immigrants could read and write. The registration clerk used an interpreter to question immigrants.

What does the story of Sojourner Truth demonstrate about the process of emancipatior in the North? Emancipation happened quickly for all enslaved people. Emancipation in the North most benefited young children born before emancipation law:were passed. Emancipation was heavily enforced by state officials. Emancipation was a slow, gradual process for most enslaved people.

What group was taxed by the king of England before the Magna Carta? A) Farmers B) Members of Parliament C) Barons D) Peasants

How did England try to raise money from the colonists?

The New York Manumission Society (NYMS) established the New York African Free School in 1787. The organization's goals included keeping "a watchful eye over the conduct of such Negroes as have been or may be liberated; and __ to prevent them from running into immorality or sinking into idleness."What does this quote suggest about white reformers in the late eighteenth century? White reformers fervently believed in racial equality and wanted to integrate African Americans into northern society as quickly as possible. White reformers believed in racist stereotypes regarding African Americans and considered these obstacles to the integration of freed African Americans into northern society. White reformers saw no obstacles to the integration of freed African Americans into northern society. White reformers thought that African Americans could be fully integrated into northern society without the oversight of white Americans.

How did the Northwest Ordinance inadvertently enable the spread of slavery in the rest of the nation? States that resulted from the Northwest Territories had the option to accept slavery at a later date. It allowed the expansion of slavery south of the Ohio River. Southeastern territories responded with an extension of the international slave trade. It expanded the international slave trade in the Northeast.

17. What was established at the Yalta Conference? A. That Germany would be divided into occupation zones divided among the Allies B. That the US would share its nuclear weapons technology with the Soviets C. That the Soviet Union would

As emancipation became a reality in northern states, what did Ohio's black laws reveal about white attitudes toward African Americans during this time? Ohio's black laws demonstrated that white northerners were enthusiastic about providing equality to newly freed slaves. Ohio's black laws demonstrated that white northerners wanted to provide safe haven for runaway slaves from the South. Ohio's black laws demonstrated that white northerners wanted to restrict the freedom of newly emancipated African Americans. Ohio's black laws demonstrated that white northerners wanted to offer resources for recently freed black people and help them to live on their own.

What did the Naturalization Act of 1790 illuminate about race relations in early America? It revealed the growing social hierarchy based on the social construction of race. It demonstrated that racism did not exist in the eighteenth century. It illuminated the racial equality that existed between white immigrants and African Americans. It granted free blacks citizenship, thus proving the growing racial equality between white and black people.

What was the Alhambra originally? A palace A fortress All of the above A citadel

In what year was the first Black American elected to statewide office in Texas? 1980 1990 2012 1969