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The Americans passed the Chinese exclusion act because they were taking so many jobs, because they would work for much cheaper, in turn, all the whites tried to send them off

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It was causing such an uproar with the white men so they agreed that it was the best thing to do. To keep war and hate down. And to keep things stable

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It was causing such and

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They supported the act because the chinks were coming and taking all the jobs because they offered to work for less

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Early Americans didn't trust the Chinese because they saw the Chinese as people who were there to steal their jobs and run other Americans out of businesses with cheap labor.

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Whilst originally the Chinese rushed in as cheap labor in1848 with gold mining and in 1865 for railroad work, it eventually took a racist turn. With the Chinese being used as a scapegoat during the depression in 1873

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Everyone supported the act because there were so many Chinese people stealing and taking jobs an

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Chinese immigrants coming to America were willing to work for far less than native-born Americans so people started hiring them. This led to Americans becoming angered that the Chinese were coming in to steal their jobs and led to the Chinese being kicked out

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The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882 to keep the Chinese immigration down. They were coming into the U.S. Taking the white men's money and their work. While the Chinese came into work taking the silver from the people here leading to the white men not being able to support their family

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The Chinese immigrants