Chinese Immigration 1850 (jan 17, 1850 – aug 14, 1856)
Description:
-Chinese immigrants first flocked to the United States in the 1850s, eager to escape the economic chaos in China and to try their luck at the California gold rush. When the Gold Rush ended, Chinese Americans were considered cheap labor. ... In the 1860s, it was the Chinese Americans who built the Transcontinental Railroad.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 17, 1850
aug 14, 1856
~ 6 years and 6 months