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Cable Car Lines
1873 San Francisco began to construct cable car lines -
The Eads Bridge
The Eads Bridge opened in 1874 -
Coming to a New Land
In the mid 1800's new immigrants began arriving from Eastern and Southern Europe -
Chinese Exclusion Act
1882 Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act
Congress extended this law in 1892 and 1902 -
William Le Baron Jenny
1884 William Le Baron Jenny put up a 10 story office building in Chicago -
Trolley Car
1888 Virginia pioneered the use of trolley cars -
Passed Bill
1897 Congress passed a bill for immigrants to read and write in some language -
First Subway
1897 Boston opened the nations first subway -
Tenements
1900's large numbers of babies died from bad conditions. New York began to take action with settlement house- place in large cities where people get assistance with social problems and challenges related to urban life. -
Opened Subway System
1904 New York opened the first selection of what was to become the largest subway system in the world -
Urban Area
1910 half Americans lied in an urban area- a thickly populated city or town -
African Americans
1914 African Americans moved to cites to find jobs