The writer Angelo Pellegrini has recalled his own family's detention at Ellis Island: We lived there for three days -- Mother and we five children, the youngest of whom was three years old. Because of the rigorous physical examination that we had to submit to, particularly of the eyes, there was this terrible anxiety that one of us might be rejected. And if one of us was, what would the rest of the family do?

The purpose of this excerpt is..

A. to describe the physical examination experienced by an immigrant family.
B. to explain the day-to-day schedule experienced by an immigrant family.
C. to describe the fond memories experienced by an immigrant family.
D. to explain the feelings of worry experienced by an immigrant family.

union blockade

explanation:

the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.

answer: to communicate with people on the other side.

explanation:

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