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Street cars are introduced as a method of transport in San Franciscon. They were an easy and convenient way for people, such as immigrants to locate themselves throughtout the day.
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Street cars were introduced in San Francisco as another method of transportation throughout the city,
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NY passes law settting minimum standards for plumbing and ventilation in apartments. Tenements with airshafts are brought in.
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The Chinese Exculsion Act excluded Chinese "skilled and unskilled laborers employed in mining" from entering the country for ten years. Also, any Chinese who left the United States had to obtain a certifications in order to reenter. The Act made Chinese immigrants permanent exclution from U.S. citizenship as well.
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The first Ellis Island Immigration station was officially opened. The first year about 450,000 immigrants passed through the Island.
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As a health precaution, chlorination was introduced to concerning water improvements in cities. Gate Houses and Chlorination plants were opened.
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The Act allowed the government to deport immigrants or naturalized citizens engaged in destructive activities.
