2013-4-7 - Social Studies

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Which of the following sentences best describes the main idea of this passage?

Thankfully, today’s immigrants have housing laws to protect them.

Toilets were in the backyard.

Landlords were also ordered to make their building safe.

Immigrants faced many challenges once they moved to America.

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According to the passage, "cramped" means

in pain

on edge

packed

carted

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Why did a lot of immigrants get sick?

There was a plague

They didn't have electricity

The drinking water was dirty

They were too cold

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Which of the following was not made into a housing law?

Add fire escapes

Install plumbing

Install lighting

Add elevators

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What was one of the most difficult places to live in the United States in the late 1800s?

Boston, Massachusetts

Anywhere in the countryside, away from cities

Lower east side of Manhattan

Ellis Island

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What qualities would an immigrant need on The Lower East Side to survive? Make a list and tell how each quality would help overcome the challenges he or she might have faced.

Make sure to use complete sentences throughout your answer.

Why were the tenements dangerous?

Make sure to use complete answers throughout your answer.

Now, there are housing laws to protect immigrants, but (blank) there were none.

The question above is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

Just in case

later on

previously

soon

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Contaminated - something that is dirty or contains harmful chemicals

Use the vocabulary word in a sentence.

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