CCRA U.S. History Grade 11 Practice Questions - Oklahoma College- And Career-Readiness Assessment U.S. History Content, Grade 11 Exam

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Read the excerpt from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: 'Whereas in the opinion of the Government of the United States the coming of Chinese laborers to this country endangers the good order of certain localities within the territory thereof: Be it enacted... That from and after the expiration of ninety days... the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States be... suspended.' Which historical factor primarily drove the enactment of this law?

A military alliance signed between the United States and the Qing Empire The passage of constitutional amendments granting universal voting rights to foreign workers A desire by Congress to encourage unlimited skilled agricultural immigration from East Asia Nativist hostility and economic competition from West Coast labor groups targeting Chinese immigrants

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Nativist hostility and economic competition from West Coast labor groups targeting Chinese immigrants

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