Which is the best description of the living conditions for many of the immigrants of the 1800's?
select one:
a. most lived in parsely settled in rural areas of the southwest.
b. most lived in small towns on the west coast working in the fishing industry.
c. most lived in densely populated cities in ethic neighborhoods working low waged, industrial jobs.
d. most immigrants lived in pacific states to work as lawyers.
what explains the connection between the increase in power of the corrupt city political machines and the increasing numbers of immigrants during the late 1800s?
select one:
a. the increase in immigration had very little economic, social, or political significance.
b. during the late 1800's very few immigrants arrived in cities, which allowed for the party bosses to keep power in local politics.
c. the large numbers of immigrants filling the cities in the late 1800's were given services and assistance by the political machines in exchange for votes.
d. immigrants were usually elected to the highest political positions at the local and state level.