Understanding Tenements and Immigration in American History
History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
6 questions
~12 mins
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This worksheet helps students explore the concept of tenements during American immigration. It focuses on key vocabulary and concepts, encouraging analysis and comparison.
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Understanding Tenements and Immigration in American History
Subject: HistoryGrade: Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Grade Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Vocabulary and Concepts about Tenements
Source A: Excerpt from a historical account
'Tenements were overcrowded, poorly ventilated, and lacked proper sanitation, making them a breeding ground for disease and despair. Immigrants often lived in cramped rooms with little privacy.' Provenance: Description from a historian studying urban living conditions in late 19th-century America.
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Define the term 'tenement' based on the source and your own understanding. (3 marks)
[3 marks]2.
Explain why tenements were considered unhealthy places to live. (4 marks)
[4 marks]3.
Compare the perspectives on tenements from the historian's account and a typical immigrant's view. (5 marks)
[5 marks]4.
Outline the main features of tenement life as described in the source. (4 marks)
[4 marks]5.
Analyse how living conditions in tenements might have affected the health of immigrant communities. (6 marks)
[6 marks]6.
Write a short paragraph explaining the significance of tenements in the history of American immigration. (6 marks)
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