Question

What was the first ethnic group to have immigration greatly slowed/stopped by government policy? A. Chinese B. Germans C. Irish D. Italians

Answer 1

a) Chinese

Step-by-step explanation:

as part of an effort to try and save jobs for Americans, congress passed the Chinese exclusion act in 1882, which limited the number of Chinese people that could immigrate to the us

Answer 2

A. Chinese

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1882, the United States Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which suspended Chinese immigration for ten years and barred Chinese immigrants already in the United States from becoming citizens. The act was later extended and remained in effect until 1943.

While there were earlier restrictions on immigration, such as the Naturalization Act of 1790, which limited citizenship to "free white persons," the Chinese Exclusion Act was the first law that specifically targeted a particular ethnic group and severely restricted their immigration to the United States.