Deck 15: Political Turmoil and a New Constitution

Question 1

The Workingmen's party of California was

A)led by William T.Coleman.
B)led by Denis Kearney.
C)in favor of continued immigration of cheap Chinese labor.
D)ignored by leading San Francisco newspapers.

Answer 1

led by Denis Kearney.

Question 2

The infamous San Francisco "queue ordinance"

A)limited lines of shoppers at Chinese-owned stores.
B)required all male inmates to have their hair cut short.
C)forbade the use of "bent poles" to transport goods.
D)survived a constitutional challenge by Ho Ah Kow.

Answer 2

required all male inmates to have their hair cut short.

Question 3

The federal government banned Chinese immigration in 1882 because

A)it feared China's rising military might.
B)the power of the Workingmen's Party increased in the 1880s.
C)the Democratic Party dominated state and national politics.
D)the anti-Chinese vote in California held the balance of power in national and state politics.

Answer 3

the anti-Chinese vote in California held the balance of power in national and state politics.

Question 4

The U.S.Supreme Court generally upheld most anti-Chinese statutes passed in California during the 1870s.

Question 5

The strongest defenders of the Chinese in California were

A)unions of skilled white workers.
B)missionary groups and employers.
C)Irish immigrants.
D)leaders of the Workingmen's party.

Question 6

Which of the following WAS NOT a provision of the California constitution of 1879?

A)creation of a state railroad commission
B)a ban on employment of Chinese by state corporations
C)encouragement of further Chinese immigration
D)creation of a state board of equalization

Question 7

Eureka merchant Wing Hing

A)was elected mayor in 1885.
B)was hanged on a makeshift gallows by local vigilantes.
C)petitioned for reparations.
D)succeeded in having the anti-Chinese purge declared illegal.

Question 8

Chinese immigrants responded to violent attacks by

A)forming their own militia.
B)suing for damages.
C)contending that the terrorist attacks constituted international crimes.
D)all of the above

Question 9

Which of the following DID NOT encourage Chinese immigration into California at the end of the 1860s?

A)the Burlingame Treaty
B)the Civil Rights Act of 1870
C)the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution
D)the Workingmen's party led by Denis Kearney

Question 10

"Paper relatives" were

A)suspected of falsely claiming to be relatives of legal residents.
B)unrecorded family members killed by abortionists.
C)denied diplomas by California colleges and universities.
D)unacknowledged children of Chinese prostitutes.

Question 11

According to the textbook,much of the anti-Chinese feeling of the 1870s was

A)criticized by Denis Kearney.
B)encouraged by racist decisions issued by the U.S.Supreme Court.
C)reduced after the signing of the Burlingame Treaty.
D)based essentially on irrational fears.

Question 12

Irish-Americans were in the vanguard of the anti-Chinese movement in San Francisco in the 1870s.

Question 13

The strongest defenders of the California Chinese were Christian missionary groups and California employers.

Question 14

About a third of the delegates to the constitutional convention of 1878 were

A)Socialists
B)Workingmen.
C)Republicans.
D)Democrats.

Question 15

The term "coolie trade" referred to the

A)importation of laborers from China into South America.
B)anti-Chinese merchants who dominated San Francisco.
C)exchange of opium for laborers in Los Angeles.
D)illicit manufacture of low-cost goods in sweat shops.

Question 16

Chinese exclusion was enacted in 1882 by

A)the U.S.Congress.
B)an executive order of President Chester Arthur.
C)the United States Supreme Court.
D)the Ninth Federal District Court in San Francisco.

Question 17

The anti-Chinese article of the 1879 constitution

A)forbade the employment of Chinese on public works.
B)authorized the legislature to protect the state against aliens who may become "dangerous or detrimental."
C)authorized cities to restrict the occupancy of Chinese.
D)all of the above

Question 18

During the 1870s,opposition to the Chinese in California intensified.

Question 19

Transnationalism is a

A)"legal fiction" employed by transnational corporations.
B)constant exchange of cultural ideas across international boundaries.
C)a set of international trade restrictions and duties.
D)movement to establish a sovereign "world government."

Question 20

Chinese immigrants Joseph and Mary Tape

A)were murdered by members of the Workingmen's party.
B)resisted the requirement that their daughter and other Chinese children attend a racially segregated school.
C)personally appealed to the U.S.Congress to reverse the policy of Chinese exclusion.
D)were forced to return to China.

Question 21

Explain the reasons for California's political upheaval of the 1870s.Why did the Workingmen's party emerge at this time?

Question 22

The 1877 San Francisco Committee of Public Safety was suppressed by US naval forces.

Question 23

California's strong anti-Chinese sentiment was clearly reflected in the constitution of 1879.

Question 24

According to the textbook,the 1879 constitution in its final form satisfied virtually no Californians.

Question 25

The worst mob violence against the California Chinese occurred in Los Angeles in 1871.

Question 26

Summarize the main provisions of the constitution of 1879.Why did the constitution fail to reform California state government?

Question 27

The Chinese population of California passively accepted various official acts of discrimination against them.

Question 28

Railroad regulation was one of the strongest goals of most delegates at the Sacramento convention of 1878.

Question 29

At the time of exclusion in the late 19^th century,few Chinese women lived in California.

Question 30

After the formation of the Workingmen's party,Denis Kearney moderated his earlier anti-Chinese views.

Question 31

What were the causes of increased anti-Chinese sentiment in California during the 1870s? Describe the anti-Chinese activities which resulted.

Question 32

How did the Chinese regard the discrimination they faced in California during the 1870s and 1880s? What actions did they take to oppose this treatment? How successful was their resistance?