1. Medical Exams Physical examinations to determine if an immigrant was healthy enough to enter the U.S.

2. Medical Exams Doctors Checked: 1. eyes 2. ears 3. throat 4. overall health

3. Medical Exams Immigrants were chalked if illness was suspected. A small percentage who failed the medical exam were deported.

4. Legal Exams An examination given by processing inspectors to gather general information about an immigrant.

5. Legal Exams Name? Home country? Do you speak English? Address? What brings you here? Can you read or write? Who paid your way? Do you have a job waiting? Age/gender/married?

6. Adapting to American Life Many immigrants were set apart by language and religion.

7. Adapting to American Life Ethnic Neighborhoods: Neighborhoods where immigrants of the same ethnic backgrounds gathered.

8. Adapting to American Life Immigrants were often torn between old traditions and American ways.

9. Words to Know! Acculturation: the process of holding on to “old traditions” while adapting to new culture. Assimilate: to fit in