(MC) The following excerpt was written in 1882: “[F]rom and…

(MC) The following excerpt was written in 1882: “rom and after the expiration of ninety days next after the passage of this act, and until the expiration of ten years next after the passage of this act, the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States be, and the same is hereby, suspended; and during such suspension it shall not be lawful for any Chinese laborer to come, or having so come after the expiration of said ninety days to remain within the United States.” Source: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=47&page=transcript What did the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act reflect about American society in the late 1800s? (2 points)