Question

Which act was passed in the late 1800s to exclude an entire ethnic group? A. Curtis Act B. Townshend Act C. Chinese Exclusion Act D. Civil Rights Act

Answer 1

the act that was passed in the 1800's to exclude an entire group is

C. Chinese Exclusion Act

Answer 2

C. Chinese Exclusion Act

Step-by-step explanation:

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was a law enacted to exclude an entire ethnic group in the U.S: the Chinese people. The act prohibited Chinese skilled and unskilled laborers from immigrating to the United States. As a result, the number of Chinese immigrants in the United States significantly decreased and the Chinese population decreased by almost half in 40 years.

The exclusion was mainly prompted for years of racial hostility and for American stereotyping of the Chinese as degraded, exotic, dangerous, and competitors for jobs and wages.