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History of the United States

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How did the industrial revolution change working conditions for people

There was very little need for skilled labor

Are members of the poor working class proletariat

Not only the poor people, it's the who working class

What was one cause for improvements in the slums

Jacob Riis' book, How the Other Half Lives

Why was it hard to do laundry in tenements

there was no water in many tenements.

Who was president during the Whiskey Ring Scandal

Ulysses S. Grant was the president of the US when The Whiskey Ring Scandal of 1875 was exposed.

What was the spoils system

when the group that wins an election appoints its own unqualified people to the best jobs apex

What were large apartment buildings that were often loud dirty and crowded called

Large apartment buildings that were loud, dirty, and crowded were called tenements. Also, they were infested with rats and disease spread quickly. (A tenant)

When was William Magear 'Boss' Tweed born

William Magear 'Boss' Tweed was born on April 3, 1823.

When was How the Other Half Lives created

How the Other Half Lives was created in 1890.

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