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[I]n the opinion of the Government of the United States the coming of Chinese laborers to this country endangers the good order . . . within the territory.

–The Chinese Exclusion Act,

1882

Read the quote from the Chinese Exclusion Act.

What was the government saying about Chinese immigrants?

Chinese immigrants would make the United States unsafe.

Chinese immigrants were paid too much.

Chinese immigrants were very good at their jobs.

The government was saying that Chinese immigrants would make the US unsafe.

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n:

a.tensions between the colonial elites and the backcountry men of virginia.