Chinese Immigration History Flashcard

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When did President Cleveland sign the Scott Act?

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October 8, 1888

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First federal law restricting immigration by nationality?

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The Chinese Exclusion Act

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California Supreme Court ruling (1854) on Chinese eyewitness testimony:

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Inadmissible in court.

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1917 Asiatic Barred Zone Act prohibited entry of:

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All South Asians

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Chinese Exclusion Act repeal date?

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1943

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Supreme Court's stance on Scott Act in Chae Chan Ping's case?

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It was a matter of national security.

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1868 Burlingame Treaty granted China with the US:

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Favored trading status

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1920s immigration acts expanded restrictions on:

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Asia, Eastern Europe, and Southern Europe.

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1882 Chinese Exclusion Act banned entry to:

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All ethnically Chinese immigrants

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1917 Asiatic Barred Zone Act prohibited entry of:

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All South Asians