- Homestead Act.
- The Chinese Excluicon Act.
The Homestead Act forced Native Americans too leave there home and settle some place else. The main intent of this law was too have more land and to have more settlements for the rich people and to have the indians or native americans to move out of there own land something like the manifest destiny. This law went for a long time and because of the the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 repealed the Homestead Act in the 48 contiguous states, but it did grant a ten-year extension on claims in Alaska.
The Chinese Exclusion Act, was approved on May 6, 1882 It was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. It was passed by President Chester A. Arthur. This act provided an absolute 10-year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration. In 1892 the excluison was expried.extended it for 10 years in the form of the Geary Act. This extension, made permanent in 1902, added restrictions by requiring each Chinese resident to register and obtain a certificate of residence. Without a certificate, she or he faced deportation.
These two laws are very similar because they both had something to do with a certin race being forced out of there home land or not even having equal rights as everyone else. Now because of these acts, they have been restriced so now Asian's and Native Americans can live freely where ever they please.
Do you think this made America racist towards Chinese and do you think now that Native Americans should not have to live on Reservations?
ReplyDeleteIt's good that Congress passed these laws because the U.S really needs it anyway.
ReplyDeleteGreat Job Brandon!
ReplyDeleteDiamond, good questions! Native Americans don't have to live in reservations by force. They have the right to live the life that they choose for themselves.
ReplyDeleteSaundra, you really think that it's okay for the United States to take land away from Native Americans? You mean to tell me that the United States needs to push people out of their ancestral homes just because it wants the land?
John, that doesn't count as a comment. =P