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☆☆☆☆☆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.
He used it to help the poor.
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There was very little need for skilled labor
John D. Rockefeller
Vanderbilt gave most of his money to his family.
So that they could all make more money.
Increased immigration from China had a significant effect on railroads.
Machines
Skilled workers
He left most of it to his family.
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push factor
Women demanded the right to vote.
Thomas Edison
They became rich by building monopolies
The Laissez faire economic policies had many outcomes, For instance, businesses paid their workers very low pay. Also, the air and water suffered high rates of pollution. The idea of free choice also created poverty traps that people were unable to escape.
Railroads
