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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, pgs. 132-178.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Asian workers issued that took the place of dollars?
(a) Coins.
(b) Visas.
(c) Stones.
(d) Coupons.

2. What made Chinese immigrants a threat to the mining industry?
(a) Their theivery.
(b) Their long hair.
(c) Their pointy shoes.
(d) Their culture.

3. Why did Hawaiian planters begin to hire nationalities other then Chinese?
(a) The Chinese immigration rates decreased.
(b) There was a strike.
(c) To keep unions out.
(d) Other people applied for the job.

4. On what type of Hawaiian plantations needed Asian laborers?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Sugar cane.
(c) Gin.
(d) Rum.

5. When did Hawaiian planters begin hiring nationalities other then the Chinese?
(a) When they became too dependent.
(b) When the population died down.
(c) When the drought came.
(d) When the workers demanded more vacation time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did very few Chinese immigrants return to China according to The Chinese Six Companies?

2. After the mining industry turned their back on the Chinese, what industry did they turn to?

3. During 1970-1980 how many immigrants were Asian?

4. What caused the strike with the Central Pacific Railroad to end?

5. When was the foreign miners' license tax imposed?

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