Why did the earliest immigration restrictions appear in california?

It seems that you have missed the necessary options for us to answer this question, but anyway, here is the answer. The earliest immigration restrictions appeared in California because the policies targeted the Chinese, the largest group of migrants to the state and a target of nativism. Hope this answers the question.

The Union originally wanted to reunite the country, but after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, the Union goal changed to include the abolition of slavery. The Confederacy had the same goal throughout the war: to incorporate all slave states and secede from the Union, survive, and defend its territory