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Year of Chinese Exclusion Act
1882
True or false: was the Chinese Exclusion Act racist policy?
True
True or False: there was a destination determined for where to meet in the middle with the railroads
false
True or False: Chinese Americans played a big role in the "American Dream"
True
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Who built the Transcontinental Railroad?
chinese workers
True or false: Chinese workers were paid more than American workers and had accommodations, while white workers were lived in tents.
false
Did Chinese Americans get credit for building the railroads?
no
True or False: The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States.
True
How many railroads companies competed to build the Transcontinental Railroad?
Two Railroad Companies Competed to Build the Transcontinental Railroad
What occupations did the Chinese do?
farmhands, gardeners, domestics, laundry workers, and most famously, railroad workers.
How many Chinese workers built the transcontinental railroad?
20,000
What does Gilden mean?
Prosperous, good, happy times
covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint.
Was the Gilden Age a "golden" time for Chinese workers?
No
One of the states they started the railroads
California
or
Iowa
when did construction begin?
Construction began during the Civil War
What era (age) was the chinese exclusion act of 1882 in?
Gilden age
Years Chinese Workers helped build the transcontinental railroads
From 1863 and 1869
Why was the Gilden Age not so golden for Chinese Americans?
because they were working and living under harsh conditions and did not receive credit for their work and had act passed to exclude them because of their race.
East and West
The reason for the Chinese Exclusion act of 1882?
The downturn in the American economy in 1890 caused a backlash against Chinese immigrants in the workforce, which led to the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
Who made the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
Congress
what does transcontinental mean?
Extending across or relating to two or more continents
What were two other reasons Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act?
1. To calm worker demands
2. Ease prevalent concerns about maintaining white "racial purity."
What does it mean to maintain white "racial purity."
keep everyone "white" no other race