Question

A graphic organizer with two side-by-side boxes is shown. The text in the box on the left says: “The United States passed the Chinese Exclusion Act.” An arrow points to the box on the right, which is blank with write-on lines.
Question
Use the image to answer the question.


Which phrase best completes the graphic organizer?

(1 point)
Responses

Asian immigration immediately stopped.
Asian immigration immediately stopped.

Discrimination against Asian Americans began.
Discrimination against Asian Americans began.

Employers hired more Japanese and Filipino immigrants.
Employers hired more Japanese and Filipino immigrants.

Chinese Americans mostly left the country to return to Asia.

Answer 1

Employers hired more Japanese and Filipino immigrants.

Reason: By banning most Chinese laborers, the Chinese Exclusion Act led employers to recruit other Asian workers (notably Japanese and Filipino immigrants) to fill labor shortages.