The Emergence of Regional
Empire
(1887-1892)
KEY CONCEPTS
 Republican presidents dominated the postwar era and tended to
support big business.
Ch. 23-26
The Tariff Debate (AGAIN)
• The Tariff Debate
– Democrats
– Agrarian sector
– Campaign election 1888
• Republicans
• “Billion-Dollar Congress”
Politics and the Economy
1. Sherman Anti-Trust Act
(1890)
–
Supreme Court
interpretation
2. Sherman Silver Purchase
Act (1890)
–
repeal in 1893
3. McKinley Tariff (1890)
4. Force Bill (1890)
5. Dependent Pension Act
(1890)
Chinese Exclusion Act
Purpose of this lesson is to examine possible factors that
contributed to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Left-Side
“Chinese Exclusion Act”
In groups of 3-4:
1. Hypotheses – read the timeline carefully. Write your
hypothesis for why the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed
in 1882. (What happened between the 1860s, when Chinese were
welcomed, and 1882, when they were excluded?)
2. Evidence - Read documents A-D. For each, write any
evidence you find for what led to the Chinese Exclusion
Act of 1882.
–
For each document: Why did many Americans support the Chinese
Exclusion Act?
3. Take-a-Stand:
–
Why did Americans pass the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
Use evidence from the documents and the timeline to
support position.