Both were targets of the Chinese Exclusion Act. This act barred laborers from entering the
United States. Immigration officers were
strict with Chinese immigrants because they were willing to work for low wages
and during this period the economy was in the decline so they were seen as a
threat in terms of employment opportunities. Since the Japanese looked similar
to the Chinese they too were put under suspicion.
Alfred Thayer Mahan recommended that the American military should focus on sea-power as the key to its success in any contemporary or future conflicts.
John Brown stirred up a lot of controversy with his attack on "Harper's" Ferry in Virginia
Establish a system of meat inspection.
They could get by with putting whatever they wanted in their food and no one would check it so enabling meat inspections would help them not get over on that.
