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Compare the document to your hypothesis about the Chinese Exclusion Act after ready the timeline. How do they compare? Hypotheses question to explain what the Chinese Exclusion Act was in your own words

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Analysis: Compare the document to your hypothesis about the Chinese Exclusion Act after ready the timeline. How do they compare? Hypotheses question to explain what the Chinese Exclusion Act was in your own words.
Historical Context: Timeline Analysis Directions: Review the timeline below. Answer the analysis questions on the next page. Timeline of Chinese Immigration and Exclusion Compiled using: SHEG UC Berkeley 1785 Three Chinese seamen arrive in Baltimore, MD 1790 The Naturalization Act of 1790 restricts citizenship to "free white persons" of "good moral character" 1830 First US Census notation of Chinese in America records 3 Chinese Americans 1848 Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill, California; many Chinese arrive to mine for gold Chinese American population in U.S. is about 4,000 out of a population of 23.2 million. Chinese in California form associations for mutual protection 1850 California institutes the Foreign Miners' tax, targets Chinese and Mexican miners 1852 Approximately 17,000-25,000 Chinese live in California California Supreme Court rules that Chinese people cannot give testimony in court against white American citizens (People v. Hall) 1854 1858 California legally prohibits Chinese and "Mongolian" immigration. 1860 United States trade with China tripled from 1845 levels Chinese American population in US is 34,933 out of a total population of 31.4 million 1865 Central Pacific recruits Chinese workers to build a transcontinental railroad 1869 Transcontinental railroad completed, with significant Chinese labor contribution 1870 Congress approves the Naturalization Act, barring Chinese from earning citizenship Chinese American population in US is 63,199 out of a total population of 38.5 million 1871 Anti Chinese violence in Los Angeles, 17 - 20 Chinese men are tortured and hung Panic of 1873: Start of a major economic downturn, blamed on corrupt railroad companies and Chinese labor "stealing" American jobs 1873 1878 Federal district court in California rules Chinese ineligible for naturalized citizenship 1880 Approximately 105,000 Chinese in America (less than 10% of California's population) California passed anti-miscegenation law (Chinese and whites could not marry) Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 1882
Transcribed Image Text:Historical Context: Timeline Analysis Directions: Review the timeline below. Answer the analysis questions on the next page. Timeline of Chinese Immigration and Exclusion Compiled using: SHEG UC Berkeley 1785 Three Chinese seamen arrive in Baltimore, MD 1790 The Naturalization Act of 1790 restricts citizenship to "free white persons" of "good moral character" 1830 First US Census notation of Chinese in America records 3 Chinese Americans 1848 Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill, California; many Chinese arrive to mine for gold Chinese American population in U.S. is about 4,000 out of a population of 23.2 million. Chinese in California form associations for mutual protection 1850 California institutes the Foreign Miners' tax, targets Chinese and Mexican miners 1852 Approximately 17,000-25,000 Chinese live in California California Supreme Court rules that Chinese people cannot give testimony in court against white American citizens (People v. Hall) 1854 1858 California legally prohibits Chinese and "Mongolian" immigration. 1860 United States trade with China tripled from 1845 levels Chinese American population in US is 34,933 out of a total population of 31.4 million 1865 Central Pacific recruits Chinese workers to build a transcontinental railroad 1869 Transcontinental railroad completed, with significant Chinese labor contribution 1870 Congress approves the Naturalization Act, barring Chinese from earning citizenship Chinese American population in US is 63,199 out of a total population of 38.5 million 1871 Anti Chinese violence in Los Angeles, 17 - 20 Chinese men are tortured and hung Panic of 1873: Start of a major economic downturn, blamed on corrupt railroad companies and Chinese labor "stealing" American jobs 1873 1878 Federal district court in California rules Chinese ineligible for naturalized citizenship 1880 Approximately 105,000 Chinese in America (less than 10% of California's population) California passed anti-miscegenation law (Chinese and whites could not marry) Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 1882
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