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Chinese Exclusion Act

How did the Chinese Exclusion Act challenge US ideals of equality and liberty, and what broader implications did it have for civil rights, federal immigration policy, and Chinese immigrant communities?

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  • 11.04.E.1 - Chinese Exclusion Act
    Instructional Routine Big C, little c Inquiry Question How did the Chinese Exclusion Act challenge US ideals of equality and liberty, and what broader implications did it have for civil rights, federal immigration policy, and Chinese immigrant communities? Learning Objective Use primary source documents, political cartoons, and modern parallels to examine the contributions of Chinese people to the national economy, reasons for nativist opposition to immigration, and passing of the “Chinese Exclusion Act” by Congress in 1882.
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    11.04.E.1 - Chinese Exclusion Act

    Instructional Routine

    • Big C, little c

    Inquiry Question

    • How did the Chinese Exclusion Act challenge US ideals of equality and liberty, and what broader implications did it have for civil rights, federal immigration policy, and Chinese immigrant communities?

    Learning Objective

    • Use primary source documents, political cartoons, and modern parallels to examine the contributions of Chinese people to the national economy,  reasons for nativist opposition to immigration, and passing of the “Chinese Exclusion Act” by Congress in 1882.
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