AP US Historyeasymcq1 pt

Tenement houses in late-nineteenth-century American cities were typically

A.overcrowded, poorly ventilated buildings with shared sanitation, housing poor and immigrant families
B.spacious single-family homes built for skilled workers
C.government-owned housing provided free to immigrants
D.rural cottages transported from abandoned farms

Explanation

Core Concept

Speculators packed cheap walk-up apartments onto narrow lots with little light or air. Reporters and reformers exposed the disease and misery the tenements bred.

Correct Answer

Aovercrowded, poorly ventilated buildings with shared sanitation, housing poor and immigrant families

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