Working Conditions
Many immigrants worked in crowded factories known as ____.
Sweatshops
Women gave their wages to...
Their families
What is social class?
A way of grouping people in a society based on things like how much money they have, their education, and the kind of jobs they do
This is the type of product the workers made at the Triangle factory.
Shirtwaists
Where did immigrants go through to get into NYC?
Buildings were getting taller, what were they called?
Skyscrapers
Why were daughters often sent to the USA first before their families?
Many immigrant children had to do this instead of going to school
work
The Triangle fire took place in this year.
1911
Immigrant families often lived in crowded, unsafe apartment buildings called...
Tenements or "Dumbbell Tenements"
Children working in factories were at high risk of losing fingers because their hands were ____.
Small, quick, and close to the machines.
What was the average amount of money they made per week?
$2.50-$4
Immigrant families stuck together in the same neighborhood to keep their culture and ____.
Traditions / language
What were the ages of the women working at the factory?
14-23 years old
What was the process of an immigrant going through Ellis Island?
Check luggage, checked for illness, checked for intelligence
Crowded immigrant housing and work spaces with poor sanitation spread diseases, such as ____.
Tuberculosis
What did women have to give up in order to work and support their families?
School / education
What type of dinners did "rich folk" host?
"dog dinners"
Who are the 2 main characters we met in Uprising
Ms. Livingston and Harriet
Immigrant neighborhoods often kept cultural traditions alive by forming ____.
Communities / groups
Long hours and exhaustion caused workers to make mistakes, which led to more ____.
Injuries / deaths
Even after working long hours in factories, many young women still had to go home and do this, leaving them exhausted.
Household chores
Why did "rich folk" not take the subway?
They had carriages and automobiles
After disasters like the Triangle fire, states began creating these rules to protect workers.
Labor / safety laws
What were newcomer immigrants called? (nickname)
Green Horns