in the 1880s, congress proposed the chinese exclusion act, which\nlimited chinese immigration to five…

in the 1880s, congress proposed the chinese exclusion act, which\nlimited chinese immigration to five thousand a year.\nwas strongly opposed by nativist groups.\nwas debated in the house but did not pass.\nstopped chinese immigration for a period.

in the 1880s, congress proposed the chinese exclusion act, which\nlimited chinese immigration to five thousand a year.\nwas strongly opposed by nativist groups.\nwas debated in the house but did not pass.\nstopped chinese immigration for a period.

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Brief Explanations:

The Chinese - Exclusion Act of the 1880s was a discriminatory law that prohibited Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States for a period. It was not about limiting to five - thousand a year, nativist groups supported it, and it did pass.

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D. stopped Chinese immigration for a period.