Chinese Exclusion Act

In the 1850s, many Chinese immigrants worked ____ in the west.

• in mining and construction

• farming land that they owned

• managing large factories

• in schools and hospitals

Why didn't many Chinese laborers join strikes or unions?

• because white laborers would not let them join

• because they did not plan on staying in the US permanently

• because the unions were violent

• because working conditions at their job were already safe

Which of the best describes the Chinese Exclusion Act?

• the last in a series of restrictive immigration policies the US passed in 1880s

• the first US law to restrict immigration based on race and nationality

• a further expansion of US citizenship opportunities for immigrants

• the first significant trade law the US passed with China

The Chinese Exclusion Act was extended until which year?

• 1903

• 1923

• 1943

• 1963