Chinese Exclusion Act True or False

1.	What was the initial fear sparking the Chinese Exclusion Act? -> A sudden shortage of demand for labor stemming from the Panic of 1873. True False
2.	What is the significance of including race in the text of the Chinese Exclusion Act? -> It was the first law to specifically limit immigration based on ethnicity. True False
3.	What's the difference between racism and prejudice? -> Racism only applies to aliens, while prejudice only applies to humans. True False
4.	How specifically did the Chinese Exclusion Act stack the deck in terms of the struggle between majority and minority? -> By giving the Chinese a chance to become a majority. True False
5.	Why were the Chinese uniquely vulnerable to this kind of legislation? -> Chinese people already had a number of discriminatory laws made against them. True False

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