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Chinese Exclusion Act

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/chinese-exclusion-act

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the legislation type?

  2. 2. What is the primary exclusion?

  3. 3. Why did the Chinese Exclusion Act happen?

  4. 4. How did the Chinese Exclusion Act affect Chinese families?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Xenophobia

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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