Author Question: During the nineteenth century, in the Far West the term coolie A. applied to all non-Indians who ... (Read 66 times)

jjjetplane · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

In the 1870s in the Far West, the largest single Chinese community was located in

A. Sacramento.

B. Los Angeles.

C. San Diego.

D. San Francisco.

E. Seattle.

Question 2

In the 1840s and 1850s, in the Far West, the response by white Americans to the Chinese

A. was one of consistent hostility.

B. moved from initial acceptance to gradual hostility.

C. moved from initial hostility to gradual acceptance.

D. was one of consistent acceptance.

E. depended mainly on whether the white American was pro-slavery or antislavery.

Question 3

During the nineteenth century, in the Far West the term coolie

A. applied to all non-Indians who came to the Far West before the California gold rush.

B. was a slang term for prostitutes in mining towns.

C. was a description for all Asian immigrants.

D. referred to Chinese indentured servants.

E. was an epithet used by whites to describe members of Chinese tongs.