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Shaping Modern Immigration Law: Wong Kim Ark

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National Archives Foundation

Historical Era:

The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

Thinking Skill:

Historical Analysis & Interpretation

Bloom’s Taxonomy:

Analyzing

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To the extent possible under law, National Archives Foundation has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to “Shaping Modern Immigration Law: Wong Kim Ark”
Description

This activity looks at the Supreme Court Case of “United States vs. Wong Kim Ark”. Students will connect the dots on how the Chinese Exclusion Act would collide with the Fourteenth Amendment.

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