Question

“In 1860, after a tenement fire took 20 lives, New York City's building laws were extensively revised and strengthened. At that time, the position of "Superintendent of Buildings" was created within the Fire Department to enforce the new structural safety laws. An independent "Buildings Department" in Manhattan was later founded in 1892.”

—City of New York Buildings Department

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.


Which of the following was a major factor contributing to the problem addressed in the quotation?

(1 point)
Responses

the sudden increase in property crimes
the sudden increase in property crimes

the problem of sanitation in cities
the problem of sanitation in cities

the mass crowding of city and tenement buildings
the mass crowding of city and tenement buildings

the problem of monitoring pollution from urban tenements

Answer 1

the mass crowding of city and tenement buildings

Explanation: The passage describes tenement fires and strengthened building/safety laws; overcrowded tenements were a major factor creating dangerous, unsafe conditions that led to such fires.