Chinese Exclusion Act

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

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

• Greek

• Chinese

• British

• French

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

TRUE or FALSE? The Tacoma 27 wanted to help Chinese Immigrants

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE? The Tacoma 27 were made of a mix of regular people and powerful people.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE? Tacoma was the only city to expel its Chinese population

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE? The US was facing an economic downturn in the 1870s and 1880s which led to high unemployment

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE? The Tacoma 27 went to prison for what they did

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE? The Chinese Exclusion Act prevented Chinese laborers from entering the United States

• TRUE

• FALSE

When did the Chinese exclusion act start?

• 1765

• 1885

• 1882

• 1900