Question

In 1882, the first group of immigrants to be excluded from the United States on the basis of their nationality were:______

a. Chinese.
b. Japanese.
c. Mexicans.
d. Slavs.
e. Irish.

Answer 1

a. Chinese.

Step-by-step explanation:

The first group of people that were excluded to their nationality were Chinese citizens. In the mid-1800's Chinese immigrants flooded into the United States as laborers in order to work on the transcontinental railroads that were being built. This influx of Chinese immigrants did not stop after the railroads were finished in 1862, and more and more Chinese immigrants kept coming into the US looking for a better life. This led to the US government passing the The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 in order to prevent any more Chinese citizens from immigrating into the US.