Chinese Exclusion Act

Questions

1. What was the Chinese Exclusion Act? What did it say?

The Chinese Exclusion Act

2. Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act of May 6, 1882 enacted?

Reasons for the Act

3. What did each of these groups of people think of the Chinese Exclusion Act?
4. U.S. Government
5. Chinese Laborers
6. White Workers
7. What was happening in 1882 that would cause the U.S Government to pass the Chinese Exclusion Act?
8. Find out about the different kinds of work that the Chinese in California were doing in the 1800's.
9. How long did the Chinese Exclusion Act last?

About the Chinese Exclusion Act

10. Find out about these laws:
• Geary Law
• Immigration Act of 1924
11. Are there any Chinese exclusion laws today?

Equal Employment Opportunity Act 1972

Project Extensions

1. Make a timeline showing all the laws that restricted Asians from immigrating to the US.
2. Research the Gentleman's Agreement in 1907
3. Create a "Day in the Life" journal of a Chinese immigrant living in California in 1882.
4. Imagine yourself a Chinese living in San Franicsco in 1882 and illustrate a scene you might witness there.
5. Chart the multiple causes and effects of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
6. Imagine yourself a news correspondent sent to document the growing hostility against the Chinese in 1882. Write a news article.
7. Make a bibliography of books about the Chinese Exclusion Act.
8. Imagine yourself an American citizen in 1882. Write a letter explaining the attitude of the average American toward the Chinese.

Maryann Lyons, Teacher, and Jackson Wai, AP student, collaborated to develop this web hunt.

Checked by Cheuk Leung

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