Question

Summarize Riis’s report on tenements. Be sure to include conditions in tenement neighborhoods. Remember that a summary states the most important ideas from a text in your own words.

Make sure to write at least one complete paragraph and include specific examples from the text.

Answer 1

The tenements were not designed to be safe or comfortable for the people living in them. They were built in order to make room for other businesses, so everyone was squished into one large room that was separated into smaller ones. They didn't care if there was limited ventilation or light as long as they could fit as many people as possible. This led to the spread of diseases and other illnesses.

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Answer 2

the fact that tenements were built with little concern for the people who would live in them

the fact that tenements were overcrowded

the fact that tenement conditions led to disease and death