Question
Multiple Choice Question
Read the information concerning a significant US law enacted in the late nineteenth century and answer the question.
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
[The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882] provided an absolute ten-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States. For the first time, federal law proscribed entry of an ethnic working group on the premise that it endangered the good order of certain localities.
The Chinese Exclusion Act required the few non-laborers who sought entry to the United States (such as diplomatic officers) to obtain certification from the Chinese government that they were qualified to immigrate [and] . . . very few Chinese could enter the country under the 1882 law.
— National Archives
Why did laws such as this receive wide support at the time?
A.
Political machines sought to limit the influence of immigrants in local elections.
B.
Fear of communism caused panic and civil unrest among people in the United States.
C.
Some people with few job opportunities blamed immigrants for the poor economy.
D.
US leaders sought to repair the nation’s relationship with major powers in Asia.
Read the information concerning a significant US law enacted in the late nineteenth century and answer the question.
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
[The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882] provided an absolute ten-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States. For the first time, federal law proscribed entry of an ethnic working group on the premise that it endangered the good order of certain localities.
The Chinese Exclusion Act required the few non-laborers who sought entry to the United States (such as diplomatic officers) to obtain certification from the Chinese government that they were qualified to immigrate [and] . . . very few Chinese could enter the country under the 1882 law.
— National Archives
Why did laws such as this receive wide support at the time?
A.
Political machines sought to limit the influence of immigrants in local elections.
B.
Fear of communism caused panic and civil unrest among people in the United States.
C.
Some people with few job opportunities blamed immigrants for the poor economy.
D.
US leaders sought to repair the nation’s relationship with major powers in Asia.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
C. Some people with few job opportunities blamed immigrants for the poor economy.