Question

What led to the creation of the
Chinese Exclusion Act? (In
other words: what was going
on in the country that people
push for the creation of the
Chinese Exclusion Act?)

Answer 1

Answer: Many Americans on the West Coast attributed declining wages and economic ills to Chinese workers. Although the Chinese composed only . 002 percent of the nation's population, Congress passed the exclusion act to placate worker demands and assuage prevalent concerns about maintaining white "racial purity."