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QuizMultiple Choice

2.8 The Immigrant Experience

Question 12 • (OC27) US History-2100310-S1-Meadows

In the early 1800s, Chinese immigrants established the first Chinatowns in cities

Answer
A
along the western coast of the US.
B
along the eastern coast of the US.
C
in the midwestern US.
D
in the southern US.

Explanation

Chinese immigrants first settled in significant numbers in western U.S. cities, especially during the Gold Rush and later railroad-building era. Their communities formed the earliest Chinatowns along the western coast of the United States, making choice A correct.

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