Author Question: What national impact did California anti-Chinese agitation have? a. President Hayes sent ... (Read 61 times)

chandani · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

What national impact did California anti-Chinese agitation have?

a. President Hayes sent Republican Senator John Miller from California to China to negotiate an agreement whereby China promised to restrict the numbers of Chinese workers who could come to the United States.
b. Congress passed legislation, introduced by California Senator Miller, that excluded Chinese laborers from entry into the United States and prohibited them from citizenship.
c. The Workingman's Party had elected large numbers of representatives to Congress, and they played a central role in the passage of Chinese exclusion.
d. All of the above are true.

Question 2

The revised State Constitution of 1878 included all of the following except

a. It stipulated that all public documents be printed in both English and Spanish, reflective of the changing demographics of the state.
b. It increased state powers by declaring water to be under state regulation and by creating a railroad commission with the power to regulate railroads.
c. It established the size of the state Senate and Assembly still in force today.
d. It guaranteed women equal access to higher education.