<span>Settlement houses made a
notable contribution to Progressive Era reform primarily by lobbying municipal
authorities for better city services in slum neighborhoods. The progressive era
movement’s leaders sought for laws that could make the settlements more safe
and hygienic through lobbying the authorities to solve these problems. </span>
So they (the slaves) were treated bad because they weren't considered human beings
The answer is B. Hope it helps
C) The Egyptian nationalization of the Suez Canal and the international reaction.