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In History / High School | 2014-10-30

Travel accommodations for most immigrants to the United States:

A. were in first-class steamship cabins.
B. allowed them to bring many belongings.
C. were dirty, crowded, and unhealthy.
D. were spacious and inexpensive.

Asked by EnedinaBergmann

Answer (3)

The second listed answer shown as option c ie "They were dirty, crowded, and unhealthy". We have to remember that many immigrants historically were fleeing their homelands because they were near starvation and desperately poor. They mostly would not have been able to pay more money for a better quality level of travel accommodation.

Answered by Kalahira | 2024-06-11

Travel accommodations for most immigrants to the United States **were dirty, crowded, and unhealthy. ** ;

Answered by Evadin2019 | 2024-06-12

Travel accommodations for most immigrants to the United States were characterized by being dirty, crowded, and unhealthy, particularly in steerage class. These conditions reflected the desperate circumstances many immigrants faced as they sought a better life. Thus, the correct answer is C.
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Answered by Kalahira | 2024-10-10