Why Was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Significant in American

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Multiple Choice

Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 significant in American immigration history?

• A) It sent all the Chinese immigrants in the United States back to China.
• B) It was the first federal law to restrict immigration on the basis of race and class.
• C) It was the first time Congress was unable to override a presidential veto of an immigration law.
• D) It denied citizenship to any Chinese born in the United States.
• E) It removed all restrictions from American immigration law.

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