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Question 17 • SSHS IUS002 US History II

Which of the following best explains why immigrants and the wealthy often lived in different parts of a city?

Answer
A
Immigrants usually lived on the edge of cities, far from their workplaces.
B
Laws forced immigrants and the wealthy to live in separate parts of cities.
C
The wealthy preferred to live on the edge of cities, away from the working poor.
D
The lack of public transportation made it hard for immigrants to travel to work.

Explanation

Wealthy residents often chose neighborhoods on the edges of cities, where they could live farther from crowded areas and the working poor. Immigrants, by contrast, often lived near jobs in dense urban neighborhoods. Thus, the wealthy’s preference for living away from poorer workers best explains the separation.

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