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How did the employer worker relationship change over the course of the 1800s ?
By the late 1800s, factories and many employees and employers did not have a personal relationship with them.
What details show the usefulness of the Wrights' "flying machines"?
The Wrights flying machine proved its usefulness initially as an instrument for battle fields surveillance of enemy positions
What was the importance of the transatlantic cable?
It sped up communications across the ocean and improved the link between the U.S. and Europe.
Name two push factors and two pull factors?
Push factors are political unrest and scarcity of land. Pull factors are freedom of religion and industrial jobs.
What was the main goal of the nativists?
They wanted to restrict immigration in order to preserve America for whites, native born protests.
What role did anarchists play in the Haymarket Riot ?
The Hay Market riot took place at the demonstration organized by anarchists to protest the killings of strike breakers.
How did new technology affect the American diet in the late 1800s?
Refrigerated railroad cars allowed foods to be shipped long distances without spoiling. Americans who lived in Eastern Cities could purchase fresh food, even though they lived far from where the food was produced.
Why do you think Americans responded weakly to the newly invented telephone and automobile, and to the first airplane flight
They viewed the telephone as a toy, the automobile as too expensive, and perhaps saw the airplane as too dangerous.
What was one main difference between "old" and "new" immigrants?
Old immigrants that came to the U.S. mostly came from countries with first and languages and religions similar to Americans. While new immigrants arrived later and had different religions and languages.
Would a nativist have believed that immigrants could achieve acculturation?
No, a nativist likely would have believed that no immigrant would have held to their own traditions and that they would never adapt to the American Culture
What were the goals of the Knights of Labor ?
The Knights of Labor worked for shorter work day, and an end to child labor, equal pay for men and women, and shared profits between workers and employees.
Why was it important for trade unions to engage in collective bargaining?
collective bargaining was a vital way to help improve wages and working conditions.
What impact did electricity have on American homes and businesses?
Electric engines replaced engine powered by Steam, making factories safer and quieters. People used electric lights in their homes and businesses, and traveled around/cites on electric powered street cars.
What was the voyage to the United States like for most immigrants?
The voyage was long and difficult and most immigrants crossed the ocean in crowded and often infectious steerage areas.
What challenges did immigrants face, starting with their journey to United States?
Most traveled in the ship steerage (which were often crowded and dangerous). After arriving, they could be held for medical reasons and deported. Once in the country, they had to adjust to new languages and culture
How did the Triangle Fire affect labor reform in New York and other states?
New York and other states passed new laws to improve safety and protect factory workers.
How did economic recessions and depressions affect workers during the late 1800s, and how did workers respond to these challenges ?
These economic downturns meant that many lost their jobs or faced pay cuts. Workers often responded by striking, sometimes with violent results.
How did the introduction of the moving assembly make automobiles more popular?
The moving assembly line allowed factories to mass produce cars cheaply and quickly. when cars sold for less, more people were able to afford them.
Were the expanding industries of the United States a pull factor or a push factor for immigrants?
Expanding industries were a pull factor.
What was the significance of the Chinese Exclusion Act?
It prevented china people from entering or exiting the United States
What were the working conditions like in sweatshops?
Working conditions were poor. Workers including Children labored long hours for little pay. The work was repetitive, workplaces were noisy, crowded, and often dangerous.
What do working conditions at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory tell you in general about the attitude of Sweatshop employers toward their workers health and safety ?
Young women worked long hours in hot, noisy Sweat shops, which suggests employers cared little for their worker's health.
Q6.How did Henry Ford's moving assembly line enable the mass production of the automobile?
It increased the speed in which the automobiles could be built, making cars more affordable.
How did businesses benefit from American inventiveness?
New technologies helped businesses communicate, expand, and produce more goods, often more cheaply than before.