Settlement houses were established in urban areas during the Progressive Era to provide services such as education, healthcare, childcare, and social activities to immigrants and the poor. The goal was to improve the living conditions of these groups and promote assimilation into American society. Jane Addams' Hull House in Chicago is perhaps the most famous example of a settlement house.

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Settlement Houses

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Settlement houses

A) were boarding houses in which middle-class women lived together before marriage.
B) were government-sponsored homes for the poor.
C) provided a myriad of social services to neighborhood dwellers.
D) served primarily as social clubs.
E) were built by politicians to gain the votes of immigrants.

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