During the nineteenth century,in the Far West the term "coolie"
A) was a description for all Asian immigrants.
B) was an epithet used by whites to describe members of Chinese tongs.
C) applied to all non-Indians who came to the Far West before the California gold rush.
D) was a slang term for prostitutes in mining towns.
E) referred to Chinese indentured servants.

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The term "coolie" specifically referred to Chinese indentured servants in the Far West during the nineteenth century. It was used to describe the system in which Chinese laborers were brought over to work on railroads and plantations under a contract that made them essentially bound to their employers. As such, it had a specific connotation rather than being a general term for all Asian immigrants.

During the Nineteenth Century,in the Far West the Term "Coolie