Immigrants 2 WK3 Final Project Framework Worksheet Keyada Stackhouse The Immigrants is the topic that I have chosen as my final research. 2. Events Event 1: 1877 to 1945 Event: The Act of Chinese Exclusion When: When did the event happen? Did it happen on a specific date? During a specific decade? The Chinese Exclusion Act occurred in the year 1882, May 6. Where: Where did the event happen? In a specific city, state, or region of the country? Throughout the country? This Exclusion Act occurred throughout the United States. Who: Who were the main people involved in the event? What specific group of people was involved? Are there specific individuals associated with this event? The Activist named Denise Kearney was the one protesting at the Chinese laborers where he claimed that they were competing unfairly with the white laborers. This act targeted the specific Chinese immigrants and it placed a duration of 10 years restricting the Chinese from entering the United States (Soennichsen, 2012). Why: What events or issues contributed to this event happening? Among all the groups that migrated to the United States, the Chinese faced the most intense nativism. Majority of the Asian immigrants who entered the United States from the California Angel Island were treated with severe restrictions as well as prejudice. If the immigrants from China were to leave America, they had to obtain certification to re-enter, and the American Congress denied the court right to give citizenship to the Chinese immigrants. How: How is this event historically significant? The Chinese Exclusion Act expired in the year 1892, the American congress extended it for the next 10 years in the form of a Geary Act. It became permanent in the year 1902. Hence, resulting to the American Congress face quotas on the amount of the Chinese immigrants to get to the United States. In the year 1943, the American Congress repealed all exclusions, and the Chinese migration limit was set to 105. Event 2: 1877 to 1945 Event: The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire When: when did the event happen? Did it happen on a specific date? During a specific decade? This Triangle Shirtwaist Fire occurred in the year 1911, May 25 Where: Where did the event happen? In a specific city, state, or region of the country? Throughout the country? The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire took place in a Factory in New York. Who: Who were the main people involved in the event? What specific group of people was involved? Are there specific individuals associated with this event? Mostly young children and women as well as approximately 500 immigrants were the ones caught in fire. Hundreds of individuals died and others got injuries. An activist by the name of Rosenfeld Freedman escaped and was able to survive the fire, he later joined a movement which changed the inhuma.