Actively read the following article on Chinese immigration in the 1850s. ( skipping the footnotes will save you time but not hinder your comprehension of the text.
http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?file=%2FJEH%2FJEH65_03%2FS0022050705000288a.pdf&code=77de54043e2a9e951339879b90c07d0c
Formulate (and post) a response to the following question:
Were US policies toward Chinese immigrants mainly reactionary or preemptive? In other words, were these policies more inspired by the governments need to promote social progress for America as a whole OR to meet the demands of citizens concerned about the negative impact Chinese immigration was having on US society?
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