Use the text below to answer the following question:
case study: the very big apple
with over eight million people, new york city is the most heavily populated city in the u. s. between 1800 and 1900, the population of new york increased from about 80,000 to over three million people. in the years after the civil war, the population of new york city tripled. with a large influx of european immigrants new york became known as the "melting pot." new york has always had the highest population density of any u. s. city. according to the 2000 census, new york city has about 26,403 people per square mile—almost twice the number of people per mile as chicago.
based on the information in the text and your knowledge, what is the most likely effect of the increased immigration to new york city?
rapid development of housing
new transportation inventions
increasing wealth for all citizens
departure of existing city dwellers

It would be rapid development of housing, because the more people that move into one area, the more houses you have to obviously have.

It me to understand the world and my place in it. for example, (and i know i’m using the terminology ‘historical perspective’ loosely here; some of my examples may be better termed an ‘evolutionary perspective’) knowing that all humans can trace their ancestry back to a common ancestor who lived in southern ethiopia ~200,000 years ago makes me feel connected to everyone on the planet. knowing that some of our ancestors left africa about 70,000 years ago and interbred with more archaic hominin species in europe and elsewhere, me to see the stupidity of white supremacist ‘purity of the race’ themes. seeing how religion was used to enslave people, and how callously lives were thrown away by those in power in the world wars of the past century makes me feel extremely fortunate to be living in the modern era. and, perhaps most importantly is that this knowledge makes me for the sacrifices our ancestors made to get us to this point, and determined to do my part to make the world a better place for the next generation.