By 1900, less than a dozen settlement houses existed in the United States, mostly in small towns. Group of answer choices True False

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Andrea Kidd

9 June, 03:42

By 1900, less than a dozen settlement houses existed in the United States, mostly in small towns. Group of answer choices True False

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Mallory Lam · Answer 1

False.

Explanation:

Settlement houses were the place of residence for the poor immigrants in cities such as Chicago, Boston and New York. The settlement movement started in England. It started in US in 1886 with the opening of first settlement house by Stanton Coit in the lower East Side of New York.

By 1900s, there were more than 100 settlement houses in America and 15 were in Chicago. the most influential and active settlement houses were located in Midwest and Northeast. The Hull house in Chicago was the most famous settlement house in USA.