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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882-U.S

First Edition ©2018 Josh McClymer

This document collection examines how the interplay of economic distress, racism, and political ambition led to Chinese exclusion by identifying some of the key actors, analysing the arguments they made for the necessity of exclusion, and examining the political factors that led Congress to act. Stu...
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Cover: The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882-U.S, 1st Edition by Josh McClymer

This document collection examines how the interplay of economic distress, racism, and political ambition led to Chinese exclusion by identifying some of the key actors, analysing the arguments they made for the necessity of exclusion, and examining the political factors that led Congress to act. Students will develop the historical thinking skills of causation, comparison, continuity and change over time, and argumentation.

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Table of Contents

Central Question
Learning Objective
Historical Background 
Primary Sources    
Denix Kearney and H. L. Knight, “Appeal from California. The Chinese Invasion. Workingmen’s Address,” Indianapolis Times, February 28, 1878 
Jerome A. Hart, “The Sand Lot and Kearneyism,” 1931   
James G. Blaine, “Chinese Immigration to the Pacific Slope,” February 14, 1879          
Thomas Nast, “Every Dog” (No Distinction of Color) “Has His Day,” Harper’s Weekly, February 8, 1879    
Chinese Exclusion Act, Chapter 126, 1882   
Huan Zunxian, “Expulsion of the Immigrants,” 1884
Project Questions
Additional Assignments
Additional Resources for Research  
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