All of the Following Statements Regarding the Chinese in California

question 34

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements regarding the Chinese in California are true except they

• A)were overwhelmingly male.
• B)were unable to develop communities owing to a shortage of women.
• C)were actively recruited to come to the region as laborers.
• D)were subject to the Foreign Miners' Tax.
• E)received less pay than white workers.

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