CLEP Western Civilization Test Questions

Answer - B - The Chinese Exclusion Act, passed in 1882, banned most Chinese people from immigrating to the United States.

Key Takeaway: The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by President Arthur in 1882 and allowed the United States to ban most Chinese people from immigrating to the United States. Under the Act, only students, teachers, government officials, and some merchants were permitted full entry into the United States. The act literally froze the Chinese community in the United States as they were in 1882, preventing it from fully growing and assimilating into American society as European groups had the freedom to do. Limited immigration from China continued until the final repeal of the act in 1943.