Question

Which of these groups of people lived in the slums that developed in large American cities in the late 1800s?

a.Wealthy aristocrats
b.Middle-class families
c.Poor immigrants
d.Highly educated politicians

Answer 1

The answer is poor immigrants, C.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) poor immigrants.

Poor immigrants lived in the slums that developed in large American cities in the late 1800s.

The slums were highly populated areas where poor people lived in the larger cities of the United States. Among them, poor immigrants lived there in very crowded spaces because they had no money to pay for better homes. This overcrowded and small places had unhealthy conditions, not enough ventilation and diseases commonly spread.