USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Chinese immigrants soon found that many Americans did not welcome them. In 1852, California placed a high monthly tax on all foreign miners. Chinese miners had no choice but to pay this tax if they wanted to mine for gold in California. Chinese workers were also the targets of violent attacks in the mining camps.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Gold Rush attracted immigrants from around the world. As news of the discovery was slow to reach the east coast, many of the first immigrants to arrive were from South America and Asia. By 1852, more than 25, 000 immigrants from China alone had arrived in America.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1849, Chinese began immigrating to the United States in order to become gold miners in various western states, including California and North and South Dakota. In the beginning, Chinese miners worked for themselves or labored for other miners.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first three Chinese immigrants-Ashing, Achun, and Accun from Guangzhou arrived in San Francisco in 1785 as crewmen-starting the history of Chinese immigration to the United States.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first to arrive in 1848 were the Californios and the Mexicans, followed by those from the Pacific Rim as reports of gold spread via sailing ships. Following on their heels were the Forty-Niners from the Eastern States and Europe who had jumped aboard ships and launched overland treks in 1848 bound for California.