Which group most favored the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882? A. imperialists in Congress B. nativists on the West Coast C. Progressives from the Midwest D. anarchists who immigrated from Europe

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14 June, 11:35

Which group most favored the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882? A. imperialists in Congress B. nativists on the West Coast C. Progressives from the Midwest D. anarchists who immigrated from Europe

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Selena Mathews · Answer 1

B. nativists on the West Coast.

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Chinese Exclusion Act which came into being on May 1882 by its sighing by the president Chester A. Arthur. The act has suspended a particular nationality of people for ten years who were Chinese and making them ineligible for neutralization. The act was the response of American public opinion who held that their economic ills and low wages were because of immigration labor.