Americans' negative sentiments toward Chinese immigrants in California throughout the late nineteenth century led to the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. The Chinese Exclusion Act
O barred children born in America to Chinese immigrants from claiming American citizenship.
O was a product of resentment toward Chinese immigrants for filling low-paying jobs during the depression of th
1870s.
O successfully reduced
Chinese legal and illegal immigration to a trickle during the 1980s and 1890s.
O required Chinese immigrants to register with the government for a probationary period of five years following
arrival.