How were Chinese immigrants in America treated in the late 1800s?

Question

How were Chinese immigrants in America treated in the late 1800s?

(1 point)
Responses

American soldiers often murdered Chinese citizens so white settlers could take their land.

American soldiers often murdered Chinese citizens so white settlers could take their land.

Laws did not allow the Chinese immigrants to become American citizens.

Laws did not allow the Chinese immigrants to become American citizens.

The Chinese were often forced into taking low-paying jobs as cartmen and cattle herders.

The Chinese were often forced into taking low-paying jobs as cartmen and cattle herders.

Reformers pushed the Chinese to integrate into American culture and give up their Chinese heritage.

Answer 1

Both responses (Laws did not allow the Chinese immigrants to become American citizens, and The Chinese were often forced into taking low-paying jobs as cartmen and cattle herders) are accurate descriptions of how Chinese immigrants were treated in the late 1800s in America. In addition, Chinese immigrants faced discrimination and racism, with laws and policies specifically targeting them, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which prohibited Chinese immigration and denied Chinese immigrants the right to become citizens. They were often faced with violence, prejudice, and marginalization, and were segregated in Chinatowns in cities across the country.