Immigration/Nativisim Review

What port did the Chinese arrive to in 1848?

• Chicago

• New York

• San Francisco

The Chinese Exclusion Act declared

• that Chinese laborers could not become US citizens.

• a trade war with China.

• that US citizens could not travel to China.

• that Chinese people needed to wait an extra year for US citizenship.

Which of these best summarizes the context in which the Chinese Exclusion Act emerged?

• Chinese immigration was expanding rapidly with Chinese immigrants making up over 50% of the US population.

• Fear and economic uncertainty led to racist scapegoating.

• President Arthur was increasing his power and passing policies without Congressional oversight.

• Congress was pressured to respond to China’s ban of US immigrants.

The Chinese Exclusion Act was extended until which year?

• 1903

• 1923

• 1943

• 1963

Which of these best describes the Chinese Exclusion Act?

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

In the years before the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882,

• the immigration facility on Angel Island closed permanently.

• Congress and the president were completely unaware of racial tensions on the West Coast.

• the Workingmen’s Party changed tactics and advocated for immigrant rights.

• growing anti-Chinese sentiment resulted in violence.

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

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 Chinese Exclusion Act prevented Chinese laborers from entering the United States

• TRUE

• FALSE

Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?

• Washington, D.C.
• Ellis Island
• Angel Island
• Baltimore