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Grade 6 Module 5 Immigrants and Urbam Life Lesson 3
Question | Answer |
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Jacob Riis | journalist and photographer who exposed the horrible conditions in the New York City tenements |
settlement houses | neighborhood centers in poor areas that offered education, recreation, and social activities |
Jane Addams | co-founder of Hall House |
Hull House | Chicago's most famous settlement house |
assimilation | process in which immigrants families adopted some American culture |
Florence Kelley | Chicago reformer who worked to pass child labor laws |
What did Jacob Riis do to help conditions in tenement apartments? | he wrote articles and took photographs that exposed the horrible conditions in tenements |
What did cities do to relieve problems caused by overcrowding? | hired firefighters and police officers and put new sewage and drinking water and drinking water purifications systems in place |
How did Hull House help immigrants assimilation? | staff provided English classes, day care, cooking, and sewing classes, and other services |
How did Florence Kelley get the government involved in improving conditions for women and children? | helped convince lawmakers to pass a bill limiting work hours for women and preventing child labor |