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Which of the following best describes New York City tenements in the early 1900s?

crowded apartment buildings where two-thirds of the city's population lived

crowded apartment buildings where a small portion of the city's population lived

crowded homes outside the city where the majority of city workers lived

crowded homes outside the city where immigrants lived after arriving in the US

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Which statement best describes nativist views in the late 1800s?

Nativists believed that people born in the United States were better than immigrants.

Nativists believed that more people should immigrate to the United States to boost the economy.

Nativists believed that immigrants should adopt American culture to better assimilate.

Nativists believed that immigrants should bring their own cultures to the United States.

Why was it hard for many immigrants to find jobs in the United States in the late 1800s?

They had specific training that was not useful in the US job market.

They were commonly discriminated against by potential employers.

They were not interested in the factory jobs that were available.

They generally lived in rural areas where there were few jobs.

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