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What did nativists fear the Chinese workers would do after the railroads were finished?
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Take jobs from whites.
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What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 prevented Chinese people from becoming U.S. citizens for 10 years. The purpose was to prevent the United States from being "overrun" by enormous numbers of Chinese laborers willing to work for much lower wages than less recent immigrants.
Did the the Chinese workers of the transcontinental railroad get paid?
In the 1865 there was a labor shortage. The Central Pacific had enough jobs for 4,000 men. Yet, they managed only to get only 800 workers at any time. Most of the early workers were Irish immigrants and in keeping with the prejudices of the time the management thought the Irish workers spent their pay on liquor. They even paid some in liquor. Soon the idea came about to employ Chinese labor and by 1868 there were 120,000 Chinese working on the railroad in groups of 20 with a white foreman. The pay at first was 27.00 a month and then was increased to 30.00 a month as the work got harder. The cost of food and board was deducted from that pay. The Irish who were still working were paid 35.00 a month and food/board was provided. Workers lived in tents along side the grade and in the mountains wooden bunkhouses protected workers from the snow. Each gang had a cook. The Irish workers ate mainly meat and potatoes, but the Chinese workers had vegetables and seafood. They also kept pigs and chickens for weekend meals.
Why did president Cleveland send in federal troops during the pullman strike?
because the railroad workers had stopped the trains, harming commerce in the u.s
Why were reconstruction policies so difficult to develop?
The South lost everything. They had to rebuild their economy, homes, and businesses also had to pay workers for farm workers, cooks ,maids ,manufacturing, and everything. Also had to build railroads and bridges.
What happened to civil war railroads after the civil war?
The Civil War delayed construction, but the ambitious project picked back up shortly after the war ended. Railroad construction in the West and South continued for decades after workers completed the transcontinental railroad.
After the railroads were finished what did nativists fear that Chinese workers would do?
Take jobs from whites.
What did the nativists do when the railroads were finished?
When the railroads were completed, some nativists threatened railroad owners with harm if they hired Chinese people. This resulted in some of the railroads in the west hiring more workers out of Mexico.
What did nativists fear the Chinese workers would do?
Take jobs from the whites.
After the railroads were finishedwhat did nativists fear the Chinese workers would do?
Nativists feared that the Chinese workers would take away job opportunities from native-born Americans and depress wages. They also worried about the Chinese workers permanently settling in the United States and potentially outnumbering or overpowering the native population. Finally, a fear of cultural clashes and the perceived threat of Chinese values and customs influencing American society also played a role in nativist anxieties.
Why did Chinese workers first come to American?
To build railroads. Apex
Why did Chinese workers initially come to America?
To build railroads
How did the government help the railroads find cheaper workers for building their railroads?
by encouraging Chinese immigration apex
What is the name of the Chinese pigtail worn by workers on the westward railroads?
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How did the government help the railroad workers for building their railroads?
By encouraging chinese Immigration.
How did the government help the railroad find cheaper workers for building their railroads?
By encouraging chinese immigration
How did the government help the railroad find cheaper workers from building their railroads?
By encouraging chinese Immigration.
Why did chinese workers first come to america?
To build railroads
