Question 6 • EAP-Virginia and US History A CR
Chinese immigration to the United States fell in the late 1800s after the federal government passed restrictive laws, especially the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which barred most Chinese laborers from entering the country. The California Gold Rush had attracted Chinese immigrants earlier, but it does not explain the decline during this later period. Therefore, the correct choice is “decreased as a result of US government legislation.”
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