Working Conditions
How old were the youngest workers during the Industrial Revolution?
5
What happened to cities during the Industrial Revolution?
They became more crowded and dirty
What is segregation?
Separating people based off of the color of their skin
What is women's suffrage?
The right for women to be able to vote
Is an interview with Patience Krenshaw, a girl who worked in the mines during the Industrial Revolution, a primary source or a secondary source?
Primary Source
What were two of the dangers of working in a mine?
Collapse, Methane gas, Black Lung, Crushed by carts
Why was there so much illness in the cities during the Industrial Revolution?
No good process for dealing with sewage and cleaning the streets. The streets were dirty and crowded. Dirty drinking water
What were black codes?
Laws that were written specifically for African Americans to determine what they could or couldn't do. They were in place to largely keep the system slavery had created in place.
What is one way that women fought for the right to vote?
Blowing up mailboxes, chaining themselves to carriages or fences, protests, marches, meetings, pictures.
Is your textbook about the Industrial Revolution a primary source or a secondary source?
Secondary source
What were two of the dangers of working in a factory?
Getting caught in the machines, getting beaten by overseers
Dirty Water
What is one punishment that could occur if you broke one of the laws we learned about in class?
You could be fined money, arrested, or killed.
What was one reason that people said women should not be able to vote?
They were too innocent, their vote would cancel out the men's, they didn't actually want it, it could lead to petticoat rule.
Is a photo of children coming home from work in the factories during the Industrial Revolution a primary source or a secondary source?
A Primary Source
Why did factories hire children?
They could be paid less than adults
How did John Snow figure out what causes cholera?
He made a map and asked the people in the area.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A time when African Americans created a large amount of music, art, and writing about their lived experience.
Name on of the first states to allow women to vote.
Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado
Is a book written by a boy who worked in the factories during the Industrial Revolution from the age of 5 a primary source or a secondary source?
Primary Source
How were factory overseers able to mistreat their workers without getting into trouble?
There were many other people that would take these jobs. If you complained, they could replace you. There were no laws protecting people. (Any of these sentences work)
What is one of the symptoms of cholera?
Dehydration, diarrhea, vomiting, blue tint to your skin, possibly death
Name one of the black codes we learned about in class.
1. African Americans were not allowed to own a weapons without permission
2. African Americans were not allowed to preach without permission
3. African Americans were required to work for a white person
4. Freedman were required to have their contracts read outloud to them and were punished if they broke those contracts.
5. White and Black people were not allowed to marry
6. African Americans were not allowed certain jobs without paying for a $100 license.
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
Is the Civil War DVD by Ms Kerr's desk a primary source or a secondary source?
Secondary Source