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Webquest ressource: Ellis Island Interactive Tour With Facts, Pictures, Video

Webquest ressource: Ellis Island Interactive Tour With Facts, Pictures, Video
World War II and the Postwar Period The United States entered World War II in 1942. During the war, immigration decreased. There was fighting in Europe, transportation was interrupted, and the American consulates weren't open. Fewer than 10 percent of the immigration quotas from Europe were used from 1942 to 1945.In many ways, the country was still fearful of the influence of foreign-born people. The United States was fighting Germany, Italy, and Japan (also known as the Axis Powers), and the U.S. government decided it would detain certain resident aliens of those countries. Also because of the war, the Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed in 1943. I believe that the admission of these persons will add to the strength and energy of the Nation." Learn More

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Virtual Exhibits - Hoboken Historical Museum While there is no substitute for visiting the Museum and experiencing our exhibits in person, our virtual exhibits allow people who aren’t able to make it to the Museum to still benefit from our exhibits, and they also serve as big snapshots of our changing exhibits. You can take a virtual tour of the museum on Google Maps in a 360-degree view of our “Mapping the Territory” exhibit (2013). Our Google Map entry features high-quality photography and interactive navigation: Hoboken Historical Museum on Google Maps. In addition, we have Gigapans – wide-angle, high-resolution photographs – of many of our exhibits, past and present. Click on the links below to view them. The Anne Frank House in virtual reality The furnished Secret Annex In the VR app, all of the rooms in the secret annex are furnished according to how it was when occupied by the group in hiding, between 1942 and 1944. Everything was carefully built and modelled in 3D by Force Field Entertainment, the creators of the app. Empty Secret Annex In the actual museum, the secret annex is empty.

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Ellis Island - Facts & Summary 1630-1770 Ellis Island is little more than a spit of sand in the Hudson River, located just south of Manhattan. The Mohegan Indians who lived on the nearby shores call the island Kioshk, or Gull Island. In the 1630s, a Dutch man, Michael Paauw, acquires the island and renames it Oyster Island for the plentiful amounts of shellfish on its beaches. During the 1700s, it is known as Gibbet Island, for its gibbet, or gallows tree, used to hang men convicted of piracy. 1775-1865 Around the time of the Revolutionary War, the New York merchant Samuel Ellis purchases the island, and builds a tavern on it that caters to local fisherman. Cape May County, NJ - Official Website Day 4- Jilly the Cow Key Terms: Herbivore- an animal that specializes in eating plant matter Incisor- a narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth, adapted for cutting. Molars- a grinding tooth at the back of a mammal's mouth. Grazer- a grazer is an herbivore that feeds on plants such as grass and other low-lying vegetation. Ruminant- an animal that has a large four chambered stomach called a Rumen.

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