Chinese Labourers on the Transcontinental Railroad

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

• Greek

• Chinese

• British

• French

What port did the Chinese arrive to in 1848?

• Chicago

• New York

• San Francisco

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

• Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad and the Gold Rush

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

In the 1860's where did Chinese workers find jobs with

• The Central Pacific Railroad Company

• San Francisco school system

• Union Pacific Railroad

• General Electric

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 laborers

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

When did the Chinese exclusion act start?

• 1765

• 1885

• 1882

• 1900

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

The Chinese Exclusion Act was the only time (before 2017) that a law forbid all members of a specific national group entry to the United States on the basis of their nationality.

Why do you think that Chinese people were singled out?

2-3 sentances.

We are currently in Unit 2 that asks the question, what is equality?

What did equality look like in the mid 1800s to Chinese workers?