What Led to the Passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act

question 41

Multiple Choice

What led to the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

• A) an outbreak of cholera in northeastern cities
• B) a series of terrorist attacks in Chicago, Boston, and New York
• C) a general desire to limit immigration among most Americans
• D) nativist sentiment on the West Coast

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Definitions:

Lexical Analysis

The process of converting a sequence of characters into a sequence of tokens, a fundamental phase in the compilation of programming languages.

Inducing Structure

The concept of creating or recognizing patterns and frameworks to understand, predict, or generate new ideas within a particular context.

Series-Completion

A type of cognitive test that requires participants to identify the missing element in a sequence of numbers, letters, or symbols.

Mental Set

A psychological term for the framework or mindset with which an individual approaches problem-solving scenarios, which can often be influenced by past experiences and can either facilitate or inhibit the ability to solve new problems.