The massacre at Rock Springs, Wyoming in 1885 is evidence of which of the following?

A) Miners and railway workers in the American West often reacted with violence against newly hired Hispanic workers.
B) Labor strikes often led to disorder and violence in mining communities in the American West in the late nineteenth century.
C) Discrimination against African Americans was just as prevalent in the American West as in the South during the late nineteenth century.
D) Racist attitudes against Chinese immigrants were prevalent in the American West in the late nineteenth century.

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Dorothea Braley · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  The massacre at Rock Springs, Wyoming was a violent attack against Chinese immigrant miners by white miners. It was due to the rising resentment and prejudice against Chinese immigrants in the American West during the late nineteenth century.

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