SS Test 3/21/23

The Chinese ____________________ Act was a Chinese immigration act passed by the United States Congress in 1882 .

However , as almost all Chinese immigrants could not prove that they were not seeing work , the act effectively banned all Chinese immigration until it was ____________________ .

The Chinese Exclusion Act was signed by President Chester Arthur . The passage of this act was driven by widespread ____________________ against Chinese immigrants in general and Chinese laborers in particular .

Many of these ____________________ stayed after the Gold Rush had ended , resulting in the establishment of Chinese communities along the West Coast .

The food shortages brought about by the rebellion caused many Chinese to fear a ____________________ to those difficult times .

As the labor ____________________ grew after the Gold Rush ended , other Americans began to resent Chinese laborers and created anti - Chinese groups such as the Workingmen's Party , which connected anti - Chinese sentiment with economic and cultural arguments against Chinese immigration .

These groups were fueled by ____________________ , the idea that established ____________________ deserve special treatment over immigrants .

Hall , in which that Court ruled that minority testimony , specifically that of Chinese individuals , was not to be considered ____________________ grounds for any criminal charges against a white man .

There were a ____________________ of effects from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 .