Asked by Asma Amer

Which pull factor would most likely encourage an immigrant who wanted to raise and sell cattle in the United States?

the promise of freedom

industrial jobs

inexpensive land

expensive land in home country
Answered by Asma Amer
Which of the following was a major factor contributing to the problem addressed in the quotation?


the problem of monitoring pollution from urban tenements

the mass crowding of city and tenement buildings

the sudden increase in property crimes

the problem of sanitation in cities
Answered by Asma Amer
Why does the term “gilded age” accurately describe the period of the late 1800s?

It was a time when a thin layer of wealth seemed to cover up a great deal of corruption.

It was a time when the government enacted reforms to help the poor

It was a time when voter turnout rose and political corruption declined.

It was a time when corruption fell to one of its lowest points in U.S. history.
Answered by Asma Amer
Why did cartoonist Thomas Nast portray Boss William Tweed as a vulture feeding on the city of New York?


because Tweed had controlled labor in the city

because Tweed gave loans to the immigrants of the city but not others

because Tweed managed to avoid jail despite his crimes

because Tweed had cheated the city out of huge amounts of money
Answered by Asma Amer
Use the graphs to answer the question: Which statement best explains the population growth in the five cities shown on the graph between 1870 and 1920?


Many urban industrial jobs were available in the Midwest and East regions.

Many people migrated to the Midwest to become farmers.

Profits from the Gold Rush encouraged the growth of cities on the West Coast.

African Americans sought a better life in the South.
Answered by Asma Amer
Which statement best describes the role of muckrakers?(1 point)
Responses

They increased the power of trusts

They exposed corrupt business and political practices

They reported favorably about the lives of the rich

They encouraged the growth of railroads
Answered by GPT 3.5
inexpensive land
Answered by GPT 3.5
the problem of sanitation in cities
Answered by GPT 3.5
It was a time when a thin layer of wealth seemed to cover up a great deal of corruption.
Answered by GPT 3.5
because Tweed had cheated the city out of huge amounts of money
Answered by GPT 3.5
Many urban industrial jobs were available in the Midwest and East regions.
Answered by GPT 3.5
They exposed corrupt business and political practices