Read this central idea found in Immigrant Kids. The inspection process at Ellis Island was frightening for new immigrants.

Which line from the text best supports this central idea?

Before they could be admitted to the United States, immigrants had to pass through Ellis Island.
The immigrants had numbered identity tags pinned to their clothing.
When a case aroused suspicion, the immigrant received a chalk mark on the right shoulder for further inspection: L for lameness, H for heart, X for mental defects, and so on.
They were allowed to sit and rest and try again.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

he believed if we do not fight back the britins would be in every household

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