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New York Passes Law to fix tenements
New York City passed a law that set minimum standards for plumbing and ventilation in apartments, to improve conditions in tenements. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act prohibited all Chinese laborers from imigrating into the United States. -
Statue Of Liberty
Emma Lazarus wrote the famous lines inscribed at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. -
Chicago's Hull House
Founded by Ellen Gates Starr, the Chicago's Hull house was a settlement house, which provided assistance to the people in the community -
President Grover Cleveland vetoes literacy bill for immigrants
Congress passed a bill that would required Immigrants to take a literacy test, however President Cleveland vetoed it -
Gentlemen's Agreement
Japan's governmentagreed to limit emigration of unskilled workers to the United States in exchage for the repeal of the San Franciso seregation order, was known as the Gentlemen's Agreement.
