Minority Authorty presents Immigration and Urbinization

By ev18296

  • Tenement Houses

    Tenement Houses
    Tenement houses before 1867 had no toilets, running water, shower, or heat inside.

  • Naturalization Act Passed

    Naturalization Act Passed
    This act restricted citizenship to white persons and persons of African descent. Chinese immigrants were no longer eligible for legal citizenship.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Chinese Exclusion Act
    Prevented Chinese laborers from immigrating to America for 10 years.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act Renewed

    Chinese Exclusion Act Renewed
    The Chinese Exclusion Act was renewed for ten more years.

  • Ellis Island

    Ellis Island
    Ellis Island was the main point of entry to US for immigrants coming across the Atlantic Ocean between 1892-1954.

  • Tenement House Act

    Tenement House Act
    This act created better conditions for tenement houses and established the Tenement House Commission to ensure landlords were following the new laws put into place.