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Question 8 • United States History

Which of these best describes tenements in New York City in the early 1900s?

Answer
A
crowded and unsanitary apartment buildings where a small portion of the city's population lived
B
dark and crowded homes outside the city where immigrants lived for a short time after arriving in America
C
crowded and unsanitary apartment buildings where two-thirds of the city's population lived
D
dark and crowded homes outside the city where the majority of city workers lived

Explanation

Tenements were crowded, often poorly ventilated and unsanitary apartment buildings in New York City. They housed a very large share of the city’s residents—commonly described as about two-thirds—so choice A is the best description. Choices C and D are wrong because tenements were in the city, not outside it.

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