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Essential Question: What factors led to the Chinese Exclusion Act?

Promontory Point (Summit), Utah

Transcontinental Railroad During Civil War, the North passed laws that helped industry (because the Southern representatives couldn’t block them). Congress passed the Pacific Railway Act of 1863: the government would give RR companies free land and loan them money to build the transcontinental railroad (afterwards, the RR companies were supposed to sell the land on both sides of the track and pay back the government, but they never ended up doing that). Two companies competed to get the most land and money: Union Pacific (built tracks from East to West) and Central Pacific (built tracks from West to East). On May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific Railway met the Union Pacific Railway in Promontory Point, Utah, marking the completion of the transcontinental railroad.

Who helped construct the railroads?

Timeline Look at the timeline on the next slide Use the timeline to generate hypotheses in response to this question: What happened between the 1860s, when Chinese were welcomed, and 1882, when they were excluded? Think about motivations to remove/exclude them Think about attitudes towards immigrants Write your hypothesis in your notes

Timeline of Chinese Immigration and Exclusion Question: What happened between the 1860s, when the Chinese were welcomed, and 1882, when they were excluded? (Think about motivations to remove/exclude them and attitudes towards immigrants) 1848 Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill, California; many Chinese arrive to mine for gold. 1871 Los Angeles: anti-Chinese violence; 18 Chinese killed. 1873 Panic of 1873; start of major economic downturn that last through the decade; blamed on corrupt RR companies. 1850 Foreign Miners’ tax mainly targets Chinese and Mexican miners. 1852 Approximately 25,000 Chinese in America. 1877 Chico, CA: anti-Chinese violence. 1878 Court rules Chinese ineligible for naturalized citizenship. 1854 Court rules that Chinese cannot give testimony in court. 1880 Approximately 106,000 Chinese in America; California passes anti-miscegenation law (no interracial marriage). 1862 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association forms. 1865 Central Pacific Railroad recruits Chinese workers; ultimately employs about 15,000 Chinese workers. 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act: prohibits Chinese immigration (in one year, Chinese immigration drops from 40,000 to 23). 1869 First transcontinental railroad completed. 1885 Rock Springs Wyoming Anti-Chinese Violence. 1870 California passes a law against the importation of Chinese and Japanese women for prostitution. 1892 Geary Act—extends Chinese Exclusion Act.

Chinese Immigration and Exclusion Based on the Timeline, why do you think the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882? Read documents A-D. For each, write any evidence you find for what led to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Make the chart in your notes Document Why did many white Americans support the Chinese Exclusion Act? Document A: Play Document B: Nast Cartoon Document C: Workingmen Speech Document D: Lee Chew’s Autobiography

What factors contributed to the Chinese Exclusion Act?

Why did Americans pass the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?