Question
Which statement is true on how immigration was related to building and establishing urban parks in the American 19th century?
A Immigrants had very little to do with building cities and urban parks in 19th century America. They lived in slums, squatted on and lived off the land.
20,000 workers – Yankee engineers, Irish laborers, German gardeners, and native-born stonecutters – reshaped the site’s topography to create urban park pastoral landscapes.
20,000 workers – Yankee engineers, Irish laborers, German gardeners, and native-born stonecutters – reshaped the site’s topography to create urban park pastoral landscapes.
B Central Park was conceived as the antidote—the one-stop shop to solve all the problems New Yorkers blamed on immigrants.
20,000 workers – Yankee engineers, Irish laborers, German gardeners, and native-born stonecutters – reshaped the site’s topography to create urban park pastoral landscapes.
20,000 workers – Yankee engineers, Irish laborers, German gardeners, and native-born stonecutters – reshaped the site’s topography to create urban park pastoral landscapes.
C None of these
D Central Park was conceived as the antidote—the one-stop shop to solve all the problems New Yorkers blamed on immigrants.
Immigrants had very little to do with building cities and urban parks in 19th century America. They lived in slums, squatted on and lived off the land.
Immigrants had very little to do with building cities and urban parks in 19th century America. They lived in slums, squatted on and lived off the land.
This question is taken from History II – Modern Landscapes » Spring 2023 » Mid-Term Exam
