Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Affix seal to ratification of Treaty with China.

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GLC#
GLC03578
Type
Documents
Date
19 October 1868
Author/Creator
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Title
Affix seal to ratification of Treaty with China.
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 p. : docket
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Immigration and Migration

This treaty, the Burlingham Treaty of 1868, amended the Reed Treaty of 1858 by allowing free immigration. That flow of people allowed the rapid expansion of western railroads through cheap labor. (Eventually, it also provoked a racial backlash on the west coast.)

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