Chinese migrants left for the United States in the 1840s and 1850s for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) religious freedom.
B) violence following the Opium Wars in 1839.
C) lack of land sufficient to feed the growing domestic population.
D) rumors and tales of golden opportunities in California.
Answer: A
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