The correct answer is "They often lived in overcrowded neighborhoods with poor sanitation and disease."
Based on the statistics in the text and your knowledge, the statement that best describes what life might have been like for most immigrants living in New York City in the 1880s is "They often lived in overcrowded neighborhoods with poor sanitation and disease.
I think the Industrial Revolution led to the rapid growth of cities in the northeastern states because in this region were located the big factories and fabrics that introduced mass production as their form to produce goods. Specifically, in this case, New York City.
Many people from the south. who lived in the rural areas of that region, decided to move to the larger cities of the northeast precisely to get a job in the fabrics. Many immigrants came to the United States to work in factories, They came from Europe and Asia. They went to New York or Chicago, and many other cities.
Of course, the population grew and these workers, as they were poor, they had to live in poor overcrowded spaces with no ventilation at all and where disease spread quickly and easily.
