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What did some Chinese open in San Franciso?
grocery stores, restaurants, and laundry stores
What was Angel Island?
It was a holding station for immigrants coming to America.
Why didn't the Chinese get too much gold?
The Chinese were given the worst mining parts.
How did the writer use text features to help tell the story?
The used pictures and headings to help tell the story.
What was one reason the Chinese came?
Gold Rush to have business
Why did the writer include maps in writing?
They used maps to help show were the immigrants were coming from.
How is Ellis Island and Angel Island alike?
They both were housing for immigrants coming to America.
What was a paper child?
A person that bought papers to come over that wasn't really family.
How did Angel Island get its name?
Spanish explorers
What year did the Chinese began to come to the United States?
1840's
What other kind of people migrated to America?
Asians, Chinese, Europeans
Where were the immigrants trying to get to in America?
San Francisco
What did Americans start doing to the Chinese people?
Why?
The Americans started killing them, beating them or burn their business.
Because they didn't like them taking their jobs or making money.
What is Angel Island used for today?
A museum
What was the Burlingame Treaty?
It gave American and Chinese citizens the freedom to travel back and forth from America to China.
Why do you think the writer share a picture of immigrants coming off the boat?
The author wanted to show all the different people getting off the boat. This helps you capture the image better,
Where did the paper sons or daughters hide the cheat papers
sometimes in an orange, clothing, or food.
What started the paper child?
The burning of the record building.
Why was it hard for the Chinese to answer the questions?
They had not been there, and a lot of things changed the villages had changed.
Why did the Chinese people have to be in before dark?
The Chinese people would be beaten or killed.
Why did Angel Island have barbed wire around it?
They had barbed wire so the Chinese wouldn't get out.
The Chinese were given the worst parts to mine at. They were beaten. They were killed.
What held the Chinese back from prospering?
Discrimination
How much did it cost a child to buy paper child (son or daughter)?
$100.00 per year of age.
Why did the feelings for the Chinese change once they got here?
People didn't like that they were taking their jobs.