Social Developments: Social Divisions in the USA from 1865-90 with Chinese Immigrants

Question 1

What movement developed within people who were born in the USA against Immigration?

Answer 1

Nativism

Question 2

What did Nativism try and do?

Answer 2

Protect American values from Foreign Influences

Question 3

Which social group’s immigration was heavily opposed by the USA?

Answer 3

Chinese Immigration

Question 4

What bill was created to limit Chinese Immigration? What year?

Answer 4

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Question 5

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 say?

Answer 5

It would ban all Immigrants from China from coming to the USA for 20 years and would also revoke the citizenship of Chinese citizens already in the USA for 20 years

Question 6

What happened with the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act?

Answer 6

It was vetoed by President Arthur

Question 7

How did the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act change after the veto? What happened to it due to this?

Answer 7

It was changed to only be in effect for 10 years, and it was passed

Question 8

What happened to the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act after it had been in place for 10 years?

Answer 8

It was renewed in 1892 to last another 10 years

Question 9

What was the long-term impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

Answer 9

It was present until it was repealed in 1943

Question 10

When did Chinese Immigrant start coming to the USA in large numbers?

Answer 10

1848

Question 11

What event happened in China influencing the rise in immigration from them in the late 1840s?

Answer 11

The 1848 Taiping Rebellion

Question 12

What event happened in America in 1849 that was likely helped Immigration overall?

Answer 12

The 1849 California Gold Rush

Question 13

How efficient were Chinese immigrants with working?

Answer 13

They did not need to be paid as much and were hard workers and caused very few issues

Question 14

What social groups in America were the Chinese put together with? What did this mean for the Chinese Immigrants?

Answer 14

Native Americans and African Americans. This meant they had been alienated

Question 15

How did the 1873 Economic Panic greater increase White American tensions with the Chinese? Why?

Answer 15

White Americans were worried their jobs would be taken by Chinese workers who could be paid less money

Question 16

How can Presidential acknowledgement of the Chinese opposition be acknowledged in the late 1870’s?

Answer 16

In 1879, Hayes warned the USA of a “Chinese Invasion”

Question 17

What was the idea of the ‘Melting Pot’ in the USA?

Answer 17

The belief that as many immigrants came from around the world, there was immense cultural diversity within the nation.

Question 18

Name 4 groups of people from around the world who came to the USA in the 1800s in large numbers

Answer 18

Chinese, Russian Jews, Irish, Germans,

Question 19

What was the significance of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act?

Answer 19

It was the first act limiting Immigration from a specific race

Question 20

What was the scale of Immigration opposition by 1890? What did this organisation do?

Answer 20

By 1890, the Immigration Restriction League had been set up to pass laws restricting Immigration

Question 21

What was the slogan of Nativists?

Answer 21

‘America First’