From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million immigrants entered the United States through the portal of Ellis Island, a small island in New York Harbor. Ellis Island is located in the upper bay just off the New Jersey coast, within the shadow of the Statue of Liberty.
I believe that the answer is D.
A - The controversy over religious images (iconicism?) wasn't one of the causes that led to Islam within the Byzantine empire.
B - The Byzantine empire's government was directly tied to their church, and so the banning of religious depictions was supported by the state as well as the church.
C - Because of its location, the Byzantine empire was influenced by a lot of different religions, and, while Christians were the most favored by the government, other religions were mostly tolerated within the empire.
