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What was the main cause of the rapid urbanization of the late 1800s?

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industrialization

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Why did businesses build factories in the city center?

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to take advantage of rail connections and cheap labor

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What did the Salvation Army, the YMHA, the YMCA, and the YWCA have in common?

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They provided community services based on shared religious beliefs.

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Why did Jane Addams and her colleagues fight for government reforms?

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They understood that the problems were too big for volunteer organizations to address alone.

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Which statement about changes in greater New York’s population from 1840 to 1900 is most accurate? Population spread mainly to the north. Population clustered near waterways. Population spread mainly to the south. Population grew evenly in every direction.

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Population clustered near waterways.