Review 1
Why did apprentices leave the mills during the early Industrial Revolution?
They quit because of simple tasks they performed
Before the mills, how did most people make a living?
Working for themselves or their families.
How did changes brought on by the Lowell System impact American society. Provide two examples.
More people moved to cities, and the population of cities grew, the U.S. became a stronger industrialized nation.
Unions held _______________, organized __________, and _____________________.
Strikes, protests, negotiated with employer.
What is a trade union?
A group of workers who come together to protect their rights and interests.
In the early 1800s, the first trade unions started when workers began to organize and demand better _____________, ______________, and ________________.
Pay, safer workplaces, reasonable hours.
Which country provided some of the earliest examples of workers organizing to demand better treatment?
Great Britain
Name two ways the government dealt with union leaders who organized work stoppages.
Arrested or fined
What happened in Britain in 1824 that gave millions of workers the opportunity to provide better conditions for themselves inside the mills?
The British government passed a law making it legal for workers to form unions.
Name three things most workers wanted to see happen inside the mills.
They wanted fair wages, safe working conditions, and reasonable hours.
Why did workers organize?
They wanted to make their lives better.
How did employers sometimes fight back against unions?
Through violence
Why did most workers go on strike?
Harder to keep the factory running, put pressure on the employer to listen to their demands, strength in numbers.
Name three labor reforms that were the first laws passed in Great Britain.
Limiting the number of hours children could work, setting rules for safer workplaces, requiring employers to pay fair wages
Under the Factor Act of 1833, children under ______ could not work in factories, and older children could only work a certain _________________ each day.
9, number of hours
Unions would sometimes work with ______________ to pass _______________ that would help workers.
Lawmakers, laws
Why were inspectors hired by unions to work in the mills?
Make sure factories followed the rules.
Who were the first skilled workers to organize during the early 1800s in the United States?
Carpenters and shoemakers
Name three things the American Federation of Labor focused on when they formed?
Better wages, hours, and working conditions
Name four important rights that unions helped win for workers over time.
Eight hour workday, safer workplaces, minimum wage laws,and thr right to join a union