The document discusses the consequences of Chinese immigration to the United States during the 19th century gold rush. Large numbers of Chinese immigrants arrived seeking quick wealth, with over 300,000 living in the US by 1880. However, they faced significant discrimination, as laws like the Chinese Exclusion Act barred further Chinese immigration for 10 years and denied naturalized Chinese citizens the right to vote or hold state jobs. Unable to find other work, Chinese immigrants took jobs in difficult fields like building the transcontinental railroad and working in cotton plantations.

1. Zhenyang Zhong
CONSEQUENCES OF CHINESE
IMMIGRANTS

2. The migration of Chinese during the
gold rush fever which swept the
United States. Like any other ethnic
group, the Chinese immigrants were
attracted to the notion of quick
fortunes which increased the
population of Chinese immigrants
rapidly. Over 25,000 Chinese
immigrants had arrived by the year
1852 and over 300,000 Chinese lived
in the United States by the year 1880
CONSEQUENCES OF CHINESE
IMMIGRANTS

3. Pictured on the left is the new
California constitution of 1879
which denied naturalized Chinese
citizens the right to vote or hold
state employment
CONSEQUENCES OF CHINESE
IMMIGRANTS

4. The Chinese Exclusion Act contains
sets of laws the U.S. Congress passed
that forbade further Chinese
immigration into the United States
for ten years.
CONSEQUENCES OF CHINESE
IMMIGRANTS

5. When the discrimination started,
Chinese immigrants opted to do
other activities such as employment.
The picture shows Chinese in
construction of the first
transcontinental railroad site.
CONSEQUENCES OF CHINESE
IMMIGRANTS

6. A group of Chinese immigrants
helping to farm at cotton plantations
of the Old South In far east.
CONSEQUENCES OF CHINESE
IMMIGRANTS

7. The history of Chinese immigrants in the United States remains largely one
of deprivation and hardship well into the twentieth century
the new California constitution of 1879 and the Chinese Exclusion Act were
all formed to deny naturalized Chinese citizens the right to vote or hold state
employment as well as forbading further Chinese immigration into the United
States for ten years.
Chinese immigrants found assistance through the creation of benevolent
associations which they used to defend themselves against legal and political
discrimination as well as supporting Chinese communities.
CONCLUSION