Political cartoons from the late 1800s
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The cartoon below was created in the late 1800s:
A political cartoon shows an image of a street. Along the street, several Chinese people are shown. There are signs that read Chinamen for all work; Chinese nurses; Office for Chinese servants; Chinese laundry of Sam Lee. To the left of the image, several Caucasian women wearing fancy clothing look at the Chinese people with their noses turned up in the air.
The American attitude toward Asian migrants that is depicted in the image (5 points)
was not held by the majority of citizens
led to more restrictive immigration laws
caused numerous race riots on the West Coast
encouraged increasing migration from China