The Main Reason(s) That the Chinese Came to the United

question 67

Multiple Choice

The main reason(s) that the Chinese came to the United States from the 1850s until 1882 was/were to

• A) dig for gold and sledgehammer the tracks for the transcontinental railroad in the West.
• B) marry and raise families on the West Coast.
• C) replace the newly freed slaves in the South.
• D) buy their own farms and cultivate agriculture.
• E) work as skilled factory workers on the East Coast.

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