"Their places could and should be filled with worthier immigrants—Europeans, who would take the oath of allegiance to the country, work both for themselves and for the commonwealth, fraternize with us, and, finally, become a part of us. All things considered, I cannot perceive what more right or business these semi-barbarians have in California than flocks of blackbirds have in a wheat field; for, as the birds carry of the wheat without leaving any thing of value behind, so do the

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"Their places could and should be filled with worthier immigrants—Europeans, who would take the oath of allegiance to the country, work both for themselves and for the commonwealth, fraternize with us, and, finally, become a part of us. All things considered, I cannot perceive what more right or business these semi-barbarians have in California than flocks of blackbirds have in a wheat field; for, as the birds carry of the wheat without leaving any thing of value behind, so do the

Confucians gather the gold, and take it away with them to China, without compensation to us who opened the way to it."

- excerpt from "Land of Gold" by Hinton Rowan Helper, 1855, describing his views on immigration in the 1840's-1850's

Using the prompt, what nativist law was passed in response to widespread immigration to the United States?
Responses

A Dawes Severalty Act

B Irish Exclusion Act

C Chinese Exclusion Act

D Immigration Quota Act of 1924

Answer 1