What type of document is the Chinese Exclusion Act? When was it enacted?

Document Analysis 1 Assignment

Read the following introduction and the primary document linked below. Then answer the following questions in essay format (Essay should be one to one- and one-half pages, though longer essays are welcome): What type of document is the Chinese Exclusion Act? When was it enacted? Does the document give any hint as to why the Chinese are to be excluded? If not, why do you think they were refused entry into the nation? This Act was rolled out four years prior to the celebration and unveiling of the Statue of Liberty in New York and the Act was in effect even then. Do you see any connection or contradiction in these two events? Why or why not? Make sure the document is in Chicago format.

Links: https://guides.loc.gov/chinese-exclusion-act

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/chinese-immigration

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2661442/

https://archive.nytimes.com/learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/oct-28-1886-statue-of-liberty-un veiled/?mtrref=elearning.uh.edu&gwh=78E5B5B01E5C096D6AFCEC547F629700&gwt=pay&asset Type=PAYWALL

https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/the-immigrants-statue.htm

https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/statue_liberty/opening_ceremony.html#:~:text=On%20a%20r ainy%20October%2028,France%20and%20the%20United%20States.

Expectation/ overview of the document analysis assignment

so in terms of analysis of the document, we want to note that you offer a sort of in-depth analysis and

interpretation of the document that does answer those questions about the document itself that is in

the segment, right, that you are distinguishing between what can be factually discerned and what may

be an opinion sort of based on observation. If there are any statements made by a particular author,

you will of course assess the reliability of said author. And then there’s the category of knowledge of

historical context. So in a sense, in the document, you want to show some degree of evidence of

knowledge of the period in which the source was written. This relates to primary sources, specific

historical context in which it was written. So, for instance, when you’re assessing the document thathttps://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/chinese-immigration https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/chinese-immigration https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2661442/https://archive.nytimes.com/learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/oct-28-1886-statue-of-liberty-unveiled/?mtrref=elearning.uh.edu&gwh=78E5B5B01E5C096D6AFCEC547F629700&gwt=pay&assetType=PAYWALL https://archive.nytimes.com/learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/oct-28-1886-statue-of-liberty-unveiled/?mtrref=elearning.uh.edu&gwh=78E5B5B01E5C096D6AFCEC547F629700&gwt=pay&assetType=PAYWALL https://archive.nytimes.com/learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/oct-28-1886-statue-of-liberty-unveiled/?mtrref=elearning.uh.edu&gwh=78E5B5B01E5C096D6AFCEC547F629700&gwt=pay&assetType=PAYWALL https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/the-immigrants-statue.htm https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/statue_liberty/opening_ceremony.html#:~:text=On%20a%20rainy%20October%2028,France%20and%20the%20United%20States https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/statue_liberty/opening_ceremony.html#:~:text=On%20a%20rainy%20October%2028,France%20and%20the%20United%20States

is the Chinese Exclusion Act, right, there’s a certain historical context that prompted. The people who

passed that legislation to do so, right, So what was happening at the time with respect to Asian

immigrants and how they were, how they were being treated in the United States, right, that may be

relevant for analyzing how this document came to be right.

Then next is the knowledge of historical consequence right clear grasp of the effect or importance of

the source and history, right? What was the outcome of the existence of this document? Right. So just

sort of briefly stated, right against the rather short. Uh written assignment, right? So there needs to be

this in this assessment. Some sense that this document had an impact, right, that it did in fact lead to

some exclusion of Chinese immigrants being allowed into the country, right, that that had an impact.

Or you may even talk about the length of time that this, this, this law was basically left to remain in

place. Right. Next identification of key issues right, the main point. And so you will identify the key

issue of the main point including the primary source and this case is pretty straightforward. Since this

is an act banning. Chinese immigration and the the main point is pretty straightforward, right?