During the Industrial Revolution many immigrants came to American for a better life
False
True
They left their homeland because of poverty, starvation, and religious and political persecution.
false
true
Because the cities were getting bigger people began to move away
false
ture
People worked long hours with high pay in the factories
false
true
Children often worked in factories
ture
false
During the Industrial Revolution people moved from working at home to working in factories
true
false
machines could do the work of many skilled workers
true
false
Kids as young as eight years old worked in factories, warehouses, laundries, and stores.
false
true
Because of the Industrial Revolution the following changes were made
Child welfare laws were inacted
unions were formed to support working people
all of these
laws were made to regulate businesses
In 1900, their pay average pay was
120
20 weekly
500
1000
Faced with a loss of control over their lives, many workers decided to band together to form
clubs
friendship
unions
The main weapon in this struggle was
arguments
fights
strikes
quitting
Are unions as necessary today as they were in 1900?
yes
maybe
no
