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What were the workers of Canadian pacific railway?
Japanese wrong and theres a thing called Google but anyways it was the CHINESE who were the workers also white men and just a bit more info the Chinese got payed a $1 a day as where the white men got payed a $1.50 - $4.50 a day and it is estimated about 600-700 workers died in the construction of the CPR
Why was there anti-asian sentiment on the west coast?
Particularly in the West, native-born workers feared that jobs would go to Chinese immigrants, who would accept lower wages. The depression of 1873 intensified anti-Chinese sentiment in California.
What Historical interpretations is supported by this source?
Europeans looked down on the Chinese workers.
Where did transcontinental railroad workers live?
Workers building the Transcontinental Railroad in places far from towns and cities lived in camps when they were not working. On average, these laborers (typically Irish and Chinese immigrants) worked 12 hours per day, 6 days per week. In the camps, workers ate, drank, gathered around the campfire, gambled, and smoked opium. It was a difficult life and a dangerous one. Winters were harsh, and a particularly bad snow storm could lead to the deaths of an entire camp full of laborers -- only to be found when the snow melted in the spring.
What were many railroad workers homeland?
At the time we were building the Transcontinental Railroad, most of the workmen were Chinese on the team coming from Sacramento heading east. The team building westbound were mostly Irish, Italian and African Americans, but primarily Irish.
What do Chinese workers use coal for?
The Chinese workers use coal for making magnets or somthing else...
What was the purpose of the Chinese exclusions Act?
It stopped Immigration by Chinese workers and miners for 10 years
How did Stanford treat his workers?
he used to exploited them especially the Chinese workers.
What is the phone number of the Chinese Workers Museum in Carson City Nevada?
The phone number of the Chinese Workers Museum is: 775-882-6455.
Why did mobs of white attack Chinese workers?
they believed that the Chinese had taken their jobs.
What 3 groups were the Bolsheviks continually organizing?
The Bolsheviks always had their eyes on workers, soldiers and peasants.
What was not a legal form of discrimination against Chinese workers?
One example of a legal form of discrimination against Chinese workers was the Chinese Exclusion Act, passed in 1882, which prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the United States.
What were Chinese industrial workers called?
proletariat
What were Chinese railway workers called?
coolie
What was the ethnicity of the workers who built the central pacific railroad?
Chinese
What was the purpose of the Chinese exclusion?
It stopped Immigration by Chinese workers and miners for 10 years
What is the purpose of Chinese exclusion act?
stopped Chinese workers and miners for 10 yrs
