Industrialization Problems
This problem meant workers had to work many hours each day with little rest.
long workdays
Workers who wanted better pay, shorter workdays, and safer conditions were part of this movement.
the labor movement
People who wanted to fix problems caused by industrialization were called these.
Progressives
These laws made segregation legal in the South.
Jim Crow Laws
The right to vote is called this.
Suffrage
This describes factories that were dangerous and could easily cause injuries or death.
unsafe factories
This is when workers refuse to work to demand change.
A Strike
These writers and photographers exposed unfair and dangerous conditions.
Muckrackers
This Supreme Court case said segregation was legal.
Plessy v. Ferguson
People who worked for women’s right to vote were called these.
Suffragists
This problem involved children working in mills, mines, and factories instead of going to school.
child labor
This is when people refuse to buy products to force change.
A Boycott
This book exposed unsafe meatpacking conditions and shocked Americans.
The Jungle
This movement involved African Americans moving north for better opportunities.
The Great Migration
This 1848 meeting helped start the women’s rights movement.
Seneca Falls Convention
This tragedy killed 146 workers and helped push people to demand new safety laws.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
This labor leader founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL).
Samuel Gompers
This president supported workers, broke up trusts, and passed food safety laws.
Theodore Roosevelt
He believed education was the most important step for African Americans.
Booker T Washington
This amendment gave women across the U.S. the right to vote.
19th
Name two problems caused by industrialization in the early 1900s.
Long workdays, low pay, unsafe factories, child labor, overcrowded cities (any two).
She worked to unionize coal miners and fought to end child labor.
Mother Jones
This law helped make food safer after people learned about meatpacking problems.
Meat Inspection Act
She fought against violence toward African Americans and supported voting rights.
Ida Wells-Barnett
This state was the first to give women full voting rights.
Wyoming