Question

which of the following best describes how the working poor lived during the second industrial revolution?
most poor workers lived in modest townhouses.
most poor workers lived in small, rundown houses.
most poor workers lived in dormitory apartments.
most poor workers lived in tenement buildings.

Explanation:

During the Second Industrial Revolution, the working poor typically lived in tenement buildings. Tenement buildings were overcrowded, poorly constructed, and unsanitary housing units that were common in urban areas as a result of rapid industrialization and urbanization, which led to a large influx of workers into cities. Modest townhouses were not typical for the working poor, small rundown houses don't capture the scale of urban housing for the poor, and dormitory apartments were not the primary housing type for the general working - poor population at that time.

Answer:

D. Most poor workers lived in tenement buildings.