Chinese Exclusion Act

A major cause of antagonism toward the “new immigrants” who came to the United States after 1880 was the belief that they...

• were better educated than native-born Americans
• had a higher standard of living than most Americans
• adapted easily to American culture
• 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...

• abolitionists
• yellow journalists
• conservationists
• industrialists

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

• Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
• Work in New York factories
• Contributions to the steel industry
• Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......

• Pull Factors
• Push Factors
• Jump Factors
• Falling Factors

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Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...

• Push Factors
• Pull Factors
• Falling Factors
• Jump Factors

The westward expansion of the U.S. was referred to as Manifest Destiny meaning it was ordained by...

• The president
• The U.S. Congress
• God
• Buddha

Chinese and Irish immigrants were instrumental in the construction of

• the transcontinental railroad
• the St. Louis Arch
• highways to the west
• gold and silver mines

Passed in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act did what?

• closed America to Chinese immigrants for the next ten years
• welcomed more Chinese immigrants to America to perform hard work
• allowed Chinese immigrants, but only under a very strict set of rules
• closed America to Chinese immigrants for three years then allowed a few at a time

The expansion of the U.S. westward led to the creation of 

• additional internet transmission
• time zones
• mobile communication towers
• more cattle drives

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

• The Chinese Exclusion Act
• The Ban on Foreign Labor Act
• The Asian Immigration Act
• The Chinese Labor Law

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