Question

1. the 1906 san francisco earthquake

a) forced the us government to end the chinese exclusion act
b) helped allow \paper merchants\ to enter the us
c) permanently halted all chinese immigration to the us
d) two and only two of the above i.e. theres more than 1 right answer
e) none of the above

Explanation:

The 1906 San Francisco earthquake destroyed many official records. This allowed some Chinese immigrants, known as "paper merchants" (people who bought false identities to enter the US), to enter the US as they could claim family - based immigration more easily due to the lost records. The Chinese Exclusion Act was not ended because of the earthquake. And Chinese immigration was not permanently halted by the earthquake.

Answer:

B. helped allow "paper merchants" to enter the US