Chinese immigrantsfirst flocked to theUnited States in the1850s, eager toescape the economicchaos in China andto try their luck at theCalifornia gold rushThey received lowsalaries, about$25-35 a monthfor 12 hours a day,and worked sixdays a week Chineseimmigrants werealmost alwaysdenied entry to theU.S all the way tothe Chineseexclusion Act Additionally, in 1882,the U.S. Congresspassed the ChineseExclusion Act, whichforbade furtherChinese immigrationinto the United Statesfor ten yearsthey endured anepidemic of violentracist attacks, acampaign ofpersecution andmurder  these immigrantscontinued to arrivein the UnitedStates seeking abetter life for thefamilies they leftbehindTowards the endHispanic citizensfought back theWhite settlerswho kicked themout. Some even traveledas far east as theformer cottonplantations of theOld South, whichthey helped to farmafter the Civil WarThe Chinesecommunity bandedtogether in an effortto create social andcultural centers incities such as SanFrancisco.tensions betweenwhite and Chineseimmigrant minerserupted in a riot,resulting in over twodozen Chineseimmigrants beingmurdered and manymore injured.they sought toprovideservicesranging fromsocial aid toeducationOnly when theChinese ExclusionAct of 1882 forbadefurther immigrationfrom China for aten-year period didthe flow stop.they were oftenmet with hostilityand violent attackswhen theyattempted to settleinto communities.Chineseimmigrantsfaced harshdiscriminationand violence Some Chineseimmigrants wereinstrumental orpossibly buildingrailroadssomewhere in theAmerican west. Chinese immigrantsand Hispaniccitizens had theworst-paying jobsthat were under theworst workingconditions.In the 1870s, whiteAmericans formed“anti-coolie clubs”(“coolie” being aracial slur directedtowards people ofany Asian descent)By 1852, over25,000 Chineseimmigrants hadarrived, and by1880, over 300,000Chinese lived in theUnited StatesChineseimmigrantsworked in verydangerousconditions The ban was laterextended on multipleoccasions until itsrepeal in 1943.Eventually, someChinese immigrantsreturned to China.Hispaniccitizens faceddiscriminationand violencefrom whitesettlers Some widespreaddiscrimination andor made it into lowpaying or gavethem limitedopportunities. As late as 1890,less than 5percent of theChinesepopulation in theU.S. was femaleThe white capswere people whoburned Hispanicshouse, barns,and crops.  Chinese immigrantsfirst flocked to theUnited States in the1850s, eager toescape the economicchaos in China andto try their luck at theCalifornia gold rushThey received lowsalaries, about$25-35 a monthfor 12 hours a day,and worked sixdays a week Chineseimmigrants werealmost alwaysdenied entry to theU.S all the way tothe Chineseexclusion Act Additionally, in 1882,the U.S. Congresspassed the ChineseExclusion Act, whichforbade furtherChinese immigrationinto the United Statesfor ten yearsthey endured anepidemic of violentracist attacks, acampaign ofpersecution andmurder  these immigrantscontinued to arrivein the UnitedStates seeking abetter life for thefamilies they leftbehindTowards the endHispanic citizensfought back theWhite settlerswho kicked themout. Some even traveledas far east as theformer cottonplantations of theOld South, whichthey helped to farmafter the Civil WarThe Chinesecommunity bandedtogether in an effortto create social andcultural centers incities such as SanFrancisco.tensions betweenwhite and Chineseimmigrant minerserupted in a riot,resulting in over twodozen Chineseimmigrants beingmurdered and manymore injured.they sought toprovideservicesranging fromsocial aid toeducationOnly when theChinese ExclusionAct of 1882 forbadefurther immigrationfrom China for aten-year period didthe flow stop.they were oftenmet with hostilityand violent attackswhen theyattempted to settleinto communities.Chineseimmigrantsfaced harshdiscriminationand violence Some Chineseimmigrants wereinstrumental orpossibly buildingrailroadssomewhere in theAmerican west. Chinese immigrantsand Hispaniccitizens had theworst-paying jobsthat were under theworst workingconditions.In the 1870s, whiteAmericans formed“anti-coolie clubs”(“coolie” being aracial slur directedtowards people ofany Asian descent)By 1852, over25,000 Chineseimmigrants hadarrived, and by1880, over 300,000Chinese lived in theUnited StatesChineseimmigrantsworked in verydangerousconditions The ban was laterextended on multipleoccasions until itsrepeal in 1943.Eventually, someChinese immigrantsreturned to China.Hispaniccitizens faceddiscriminationand violencefrom whitesettlers Some widespreaddiscrimination andor made it into lowpaying or gavethem limitedopportunities. As late as 1890,less than 5percent of theChinesepopulation in theU.S. was femaleThe white capswere people whoburned Hispanicshouse, barns,and crops.  

The Impact of Expansion on Chinese Immigrants and - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Chinese immigrants first flocked to the United States in the 1850s, eager to escape the economic chaos in China and to try their luck at the California gold rush
  2. They received low salaries, about $25-35 a month for 12 hours a day, and worked six days a week
  3. Chinese immigrants were almost always denied entry to the U.S all the way to the Chinese exclusion Act
  4. Additionally, in 1882, the U.S. Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which forbade further Chinese immigration into the United States for ten years
  5. they endured an epidemic of violent racist attacks, a campaign of persecution and murder
  6. these immigrants continued to arrive in the United States seeking a better life for the families they left behind
  7. Towards the end Hispanic citizens fought back the White settlers who kicked them out.
  8. Some even traveled as far east as the former cotton plantations of the Old South, which they helped to farm after the Civil War
  9. The Chinese community banded together in an effort to create social and cultural centers in cities such as San Francisco.
  10. tensions between white and Chinese immigrant miners erupted in a riot, resulting in over two dozen Chinese immigrants being murdered and many more injured.
  11. they sought to provide services ranging from social aid to education
  12. Only when the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 forbade further immigration from China for a ten-year period did the flow stop.
  13. they were often met with hostility and violent attacks when they attempted to settle into communities.
  14. Chinese immigrants faced harsh discrimination and violence
  15. Some Chinese immigrants were instrumental or possibly building railroads somewhere in the American west.
  16. Chinese immigrants and Hispanic citizens had the worst-paying jobs that were under the worst working conditions.
  17. In the 1870s, white Americans formed “anti-coolie clubs” (“coolie” being a racial slur directed towards people of any Asian descent)
  18. By 1852, over 25,000 Chinese immigrants had arrived, and by 1880, over 300,000 Chinese lived in the United States
  19. Chinese immigrants worked in very dangerous conditions
  20. The ban was later extended on multiple occasions until its repeal in 1943. Eventually, some Chinese immigrants returned to China.
  21. Hispanic citizens faced discrimination and violence from white settlers
  22. Some widespread discrimination and or made it into low paying or gave them limited opportunities.
  23. As late as 1890, less than 5 percent of the Chinese population in the U.S. was female
  24. The white caps were people who burned Hispanics house, barns, and crops.