Author Question: The Tenement Reform Law of 1879 was designed to improve living conditions for tenement dwellers. ... (Read 37 times)

craiczarry · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Describe a working-class neighborhood scene in New York City in 1900.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

All urban reformers were elitist.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 3

By 1900, less than a dozen settlement houses existed in the United States, mostly in small towns.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 4

Urban reformers were influenced by the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 5

The Tenement Reform Law of 1879 was designed to improve living conditions for tenement dwellers.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

skipfourms123 · **Reply #1 on:** Sep 21, 2019

Answer 1

Answer: Working-class neighborhoods were busy slums with pollution in gutters, the water, and backyards where sewage was dumped in the open or through outhouses. Immigrant workers walked to work through ethnic-divided neighborhoods filled with horse-drawn wagons amidst lively street scenes of markets, street performers, and protesters.

Answer 2

Answer: FALSE

Answer 3

Answer: FALSE

Answer 4

Answer: TRUE

Answer 5

Answer: TRUE