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The Push of Prejudice: Chinese Migration to New York
Document 7
Document 7: Advertisement, Central and Union Pacific Railroad. Item No. 6239-1. Courtesy Union Pacific Railroad Museum, www.uprr.com.
Document 7 Short-Answer Questions
- This poster advertises cheap fares from and to what locations?
- What route does the poster advertise?
- In what city do express trains leaving from San Francisco connect with steamer lines to European ports?
- What effect would the advertising of "quick time and cheap fares" for travel to New York have on Chinese immigrants who were trying to leave California?
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