Chinese became the first Asian group to immigrate to the United States in 1849 becausea.Because transportation to California was inexpensive at the time and the Cantonese people liked to travel.b.The Qing government wanted Chinese peasants to make money overseas to reduce the country's economic pressure.c.Climate in California is similar to that of Guangdong (Canton).d.Many people in Guangdong lost their jobs after the Opium War, and the government could no longer regulate emigration after the Treaty of Nanjing.

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