The Chinese Exclusion Act

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In the 1850s, many Chinese immigrants worked _____ in the West.

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in mining and construction

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Why many Chinese laborers avoided strikes or unions?

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They did not plan on staying in the US permanently.

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Workingmen's Party of California blamed Chinese immigrants for:

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low wages and economic problems

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Before the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882),

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growing anti-Chinese sentiment resulted in violence.

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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First US law to restrict immigration by race and nationality.

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Chinese Exclusion Act extension year?

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1943

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Chinese Exclusion Act: Thousands of Chinese were...

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Detained on Angel Island for months.

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Chinese immigrants bought forged papers to

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enter the US.

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Chinese Exclusion Act declared:

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Chinese laborers could not become US citizens.

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Context of the Chinese Exclusion Act:

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Fear and economic uncertainty led to racist scapegoating.