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