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PART
III - DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTION
This question is
based on the accompanying documents (l-7). The
question is
designed to test your
ability to work with historical documents.
Some of the
documents have been
edited for the purposes of the question.
As you analyze
the documents, take into
account the source of each
document and any point
of view that may be presented
in the document.
Historical Context:
United States immigration policy has changed over time to reflect the needs
and
attitudes of American society.
Task: Using information from the documents
and your knowledge of
United
States history, answer the questions that follow
each document in Part A.
Your answers to the questions will help you write the
Part B essay,
in which
you will be asked to:
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Discuss
immigration policies or actions taken by the United States
government that
affected the immigration of people to the United
States
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Show how these
polices or actions reflected the needs and attitudes
of American society at the
time.
PART A - SHORT
ANSWER QUESTIONS
Document 1
As a class, they [Chinese
laborers] are quiet, peaceable, patient, industrious, and economical. More
prudent and economical [than white laborers], they are content with
less wages. We find them organized for mutual aid and assistance. Without
them, it would be impossible to complete the western portion of this great
national enterprise
[transcontinental railroad] within the time required by the Act of Congress.
-Leland Stanford, President of the Central Pacific Railroad, 1865 |
Why did Leland Stanford believe
that Chinese laborers were important to
the completion of the railroad? [1]
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Document 2
2 What does the cartoon show about
United States immigration policy in
1880? [I]
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