Chinese Exclusion Act

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A major cause of antagonism toward the “new immigrants” who came to the United States after 1880 was the belief that they competed with Americans for jobs as unskilled laborers.

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competed with Americans for jobs as unskilled laborers

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During the late 1800's, an open immigration policy was most strongly supported by...

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industrialists

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19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

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Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad

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This law specifically barred Chinese laborers from entering the US, and was in place for more than 60 years.

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The Chinese Exclusion Act

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What group of immigrants were arriving in large numbers on the West Coast in the middle to late 1800's?

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Chinese

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Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions? Options: Melting Pot, Birds of Passage, Nativism, All of the above

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Nativism

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Who supported the Chinese Exclusion Act?

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Labor Unions

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Which of the following were part of the Exclusion Act: Chinese men couldn't marry white women, Chinese immigration was heavily restricted, American-Born Chinese were denied citizenship, all of the options

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all of the options

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The Workingmen’s Party of California blamed Chinese immigrants for which of these?
- earthquakes in San Francisco
- a decrease in the immigrant population
- low wages and economic problems
- the abrupt end of Reconstruction

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low wages and economic problems

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In the years before the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, what was a significant social issue?

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growing anti-Chinese sentiment resulted in violence.