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=What Factors Lead to the Chinese Exclusion Act?=

Step 1:
Read the timeline carefully. Write your HYPOTHESES for why the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882.

Step 2:
Review the documents. For each, write any evidence you find for what led to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.

Play ||   || Workingmen speech ||   || Lee Chew’s Autobiography ||   ||
 * || Based on this document, why did many white Americans support the Chinese Exclusion Act?  ||
 * Political Cartoon ||   ||
 * Document A:
 * Document B:
 * Document C:

Step 3:
What is your conclusion? Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act passed in 1882?