Question

Which statements about the extremes of poverty, wealth, and opportunity during the late 1800s are true? Choose all answers that are correct.
a. Most Americans still lived on farms, even though cities were booming.
b. Thousands of children worked from sunup to sundown—and a few people began to pay attention.
c. New laws guaranteed that business owners did not take advantage of immigrants.
d. Unions made sure that industrial workers shared in the prosperity of this boom time.

Answer 1

"a. Most Americans still lived on farms, even though cities were booming" and "b. Thousands of children worked from sunup to sundown—and a few people began to pay attention" would both be correct. This is what led to the unions.