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From the Ted Talk by Robert Chang: The dark history of the Chinese Exclusion Act

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Before long, anti-Chinese sentiment reached the freaedl level. In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first federal law that restricted immigration based explicitly on nationality. In practice, the Act banned entry to all ethnically Chinese itammigrns besides diplomats, and prohibited existing immigrants from obtaining citizenship. It also meant Chinese individuals couldn’t leave the utenid States and rurten without first anplpiyg for a certificate of re-entry. This policy remained in place until oectobr 1st, 1888, when the Scott Act pierhbitod re-entry altogether, stranding Chae Chan Ping and tuhdonsas of other Chinese immigrants.

Open Cloze


Before long, anti-Chinese sentiment reached the _______ level. In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first federal law that restricted immigration based explicitly on nationality. In practice, the Act banned entry to all ethnically Chinese __________ besides diplomats, and prohibited existing immigrants from obtaining citizenship. It also meant Chinese individuals couldn’t leave the ______ States and ______ without first ________ for a certificate of re-entry. This policy remained in place until _______ 1st, 1888, when the Scott Act __________ re-entry altogether, stranding Chae Chan Ping and _________ of other Chinese immigrants.

Solution


  1. applying
  2. thousands
  3. united
  4. federal
  5. immigrants
  6. return
  7. october
  8. prohibited

Original Text


Before long, anti-Chinese sentiment reached the federal level. In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first federal law that restricted immigration based explicitly on nationality. In practice, the Act banned entry to all ethnically Chinese immigrants besides diplomats, and prohibited existing immigrants from obtaining citizenship. It also meant Chinese individuals couldn’t leave the United States and return without first applying for a certificate of re-entry. This policy remained in place until October 1st, 1888, when the Scott Act prohibited re-entry altogether, stranding Chae Chan Ping and thousands of other Chinese immigrants.

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