Criterion B Practice
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Read the excerpt of Chinese Immigrants in American West and the graphic book.
Para 1 The first Chinese settlers in America came in the wake of the California Gold Rush of 1849.
Railroads raced to connect the East and West coasts as part of America’s rapid Westward expansion.
Para 2 By the 1860s, Chinese immigrants began settling in the Seattle area. They found work
digging mines, canning salmon, logging in nearby forests and laying railroad tracks. Anti-Chinese
resentment(怨恨) was fueled by white laborers, many of whom were recent immigrants themselves. Racial biases meant employers paid Chinese workers less than their white peers—a disparity(不一致) that caused them to be accused of undercutting their competition.
Para 3 “Many Chinese workers sent money back to their families in China, so lived fairly frugally(节约地),” says Gordon H. Chang, professor of history and humanities at Stanford University
and author of Ghosts of Gold Mountain.“White workers, many of whom were supporting families
locally, saw the Chinese as a difficult group to compete with. Employers were savvy(有经验的) in
knowing how to play off ethnic groups against one another.”
Para 4 “Local communities turned to violence,” says Beth Lew-Williams, associate professor of
history at Princeton University, “In some cases, angry laborers massacred Chinese miners at places
like Sqak Valley in Washington territory and Rock Springs in the Wyoming.”
Para 5 Unfortunately, history likes to repeat itself. What those had done to native Americans
then did again to Chinese immigrants.
Para 6 On September 28, 1885, the Washington branch of the Knights of Labor held a meeting
to address the “Chinese question.” Led by Tacoma city’s German-born mayor, Jacob Weisbach,
the group set a deadline to remove all Chinese from the Tacoma-Seattle area.
Para 7 On November 3, 1885, fire bells rang out, signaling the gathered vigilantes(私自执法人员)
to round up the remaining 300 Chinese residents of Tacoma. They carried clubs(击棍) and pistols
to “drive us like so many pigs,” recalls eyewitness Tak Nam. Local businessman Lum May recalled
the mob(暴徒) of 500—which included the town’s mayor, judge and city councilors—"They broke
forcibly into the houses, smashing in doors and breaking in windows. Tacoma’s China Town was
on fire. _________________”
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Para 8 “Chinese residents were told they had just a few hours to pack. They were marched to the
railroad crossing nine miles outside of town on foot,” Pfaelzer says, “Driving rain soaked bodies
already bogged down with whatever worldly belongings they could carry. These were persecution!” Within four days of the expulsion, Tacoma’s two Chinatowns had been burned to the
ground.
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DO NOT WRITE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX!
Strand 1: identify explicit and implicit information (facts and/or opinions, and supporting details)
1. Use one word to combine the following sentences into ONE sentence.
By the 1860s, Chinese immigrants began settling in the Seattle area.
They found work digging mines, canning salmon, logging in nearby forests and laying railroad tracks.
By the 1860s, Chinese immigrants began settling in the Seattle area ___________ they found work digging mines, canning salmon, logging in nearby forests and laying railroad tracks.
2. In Para 2 : Racial biases meant employers paid Chinese workers less than their white peers.
What does “bias” mean?
3. In Para 4. In some cases, angry laborers massacred Chinese miners at places like Sqak Valley in Washington territory and Rock Springs in the Wyoming.
What does “massacre” mean?
4. What figurative language is used in “Unfortunately, history likes to repeat itself”(Para5)?
What does this sentence mean?
5. What character trait does Mayor have based on his words on Page B?
Why do you say so? Find the evidence and explain.
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6. Explain why white laborers had Anti-Chinese resentment against Chinese immigrants
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Strand 2: analyse conventions
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On Page A, How does Kearney feel?
How do body language and facial expression work to show the feeling Kearney?
(1) Describe and justify body language
(2) Describe and justify facial expression.
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