Jacob Riis and Tenement Living

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Which time period was known as a time of business expansion, corruption, and unlimited power? Options: Progressive Era, Immigration Era, Gilded Age, Revolutionary Period

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Gilded Age

Front

What is a robber baron?

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A wealthy business man who used their money greedily and kept bad business practices.

Front

Which robber baron owned the Standard Oil Company?

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John D. Rockefeller

Front

Which time period was known for activists working to end welfare issues in American Society? Options: Revolutionary Period, Progressive Era, Reconstruction Era, Gilded Age

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Progressive Era

Front

Which of these is NOT true about tenement apartments? Many immigrants lived in tenement apartments. Tenement apartments did not having running water. Sometimes up to four families lived in one apartment. Tenement apartments were often filthy and smelled of mold.

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Tenement apartments were easily affordable for families.

Front

Where did many impoverished/immigrant families go to receive services like child care or counseling?

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Settlement Houses

Front

What were the apartment style houses that many immigrants lived in called?

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Tenements

Answer explanation

Front

In tenements, many apartments were spacious with a lot natural light coming in through windows.

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False

Front

What were the apartment style houses that many immigrants lived in called?

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Tenements

Answer explanation

Front

Which of the following would be a correct description of what life was like in urban areas during the height of immigration in New York?
majority of the people were wealthy,
most people in urban areas lived in nice houses,
most people lived in poverty, and cities were overcrowded & dirty,
city streets were well maintained, and the unemployment rate was low

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most people lived in poverty, and cities were overcrowded & dirty