In the late 1800s and early 1900s, violent riots were started in several Chinatowns by

Anti-Chinese sentiment grew in the late 1800s and early 1900s as nativists blamed Chinese immigrants for economic and social problems. Nativists who were angry and resentful of newcomers instigated violent attacks on Chinatowns, so the correct choice is “nativists who were angry and resentful of newcomers.”

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