33
/
AIzaSyAYiBZKx7MnpbEhh9jyipgxe19OcubqV5w
August 1, 2025
3619278
329066
2

may 6, 1882 - Chinese Exclusion Act

Description:

-Before this act was put into place Chinese immigrants came to the U.S to work on the transcontinental railroad
-Once the railroad is complete, the Chinese are unwelcome over fear that they will take american jobs
-Chinese immigrants are banned from coming to America

Added to timeline:

18 Dec 2019
0
0
352

Date:

may 6, 1882
Now
~ 143 years ago

Images: