How the Other Half Lives

Who is the new landlord f the slums

An Irishman

What improvement to the tenements was ordered in 1867 showing signs of government regulation to fix the problems of the lower class

Cutting more than 46,000 windows

What were the findings of the first legislative committee to address the problems in the tenement

Drunkenness. " forty percent of the distress among the poor said a recent official report is due to drunkenness

What is the reference made to boss tweed

He is a politician from this era who had a prison sentence of 12 years for lying about money. He was the third largest landowner in ny. He asks "what are you gonna do about it"

What is the actual definition of a tenement

Is a run down and often overcrowded apartment house in a poor section of a city

Find the meaning of the word teuton. How does that play a role in American nativism

It means a German. It is very. It is very much favoring the rich while the people in poverty still struggle

According to riis, will the answer assist those in the tenements

It won't assist them because the landlords aren't going to assist him because they are greedy. They don't fear the tenants

What was the answer to boss tweed

People saw the question and were fearful then wanted to fix the problems. They asked for the repairs to be cared for.

Tenant

Poor person who lives in the building

According to riis, before we even get into the novel, who is to blame for the evils of society

Riis blames the upper half for the evils of society. They only care about themselves

Why does riis say that the irishmans revenge is complete

The Irishman used to be in poverty but now he is the landlord of the people in poverty

"All the influences makes for evil" What are those influences

The kids that grow up in poverty will most likely stay in poverty

What is the key to solving the city problem

The rescue of the children

What was the deeper findings of the legislative committee

The tenants weren't happy when the government tried to help make their living conditions better

Who do the landlords blame

They blamed the tenants(people in poverty)

Were kids treated less of an importance today or back in the day in this book

They were treated less back in the day because they didn't get taken care of as much and they didn't have the things we have today

What is the official definition of a tenement

a building with rooms or apartments that are leased for residential purposes