Question
Which sentence best paraphrases the excerpt?
The Chinese Exclusion Act was enacted in response to economic fears.
The Chinese Exclusion Act was influenced by native-born Americans’ fear of the Chinese.
Natural-born citizens in the US blamed Chinese immigrants for loss of jobs and lower wages.
Chinese workers were taking American jobs and causing wages to drop.
The Chinese Exclusion Act was enacted in response to economic fears.
The Chinese Exclusion Act was influenced by native-born Americans’ fear of the Chinese.
Natural-born citizens in the US blamed Chinese immigrants for loss of jobs and lower wages.
Chinese workers were taking American jobs and causing wages to drop.
Answers
GPT 3.5
The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed because native-born Americans were afraid that Chinese workers were taking away their jobs and driving down wages.