Western Frontier
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what metal did they change to, in the 1860s?
a cheaper steel
Name one of the most important things from the working conditions
They barely got paid, their family's had to work, They didn't get paid the first weeks and had to pay the owners.
What happened to the agricultural economic status when the immigrants came?
It started to decrease
What was the name of the housing for the new immigrants?
Tenements
Name one of the things the Railroad Workers were getting for making the railroad?
Land, Loans, and Profits
what is a monopoly?
an entrepreneur that buys stock to grow their company and get rid of competition
What were the first couple Labor unions called?
Trade unions
Name what the American companies wanted from the immigrants
They wanted them to work with cheap labor
What are Ethnic Enclaves?
They are a neighborhood that is connected and it is based off of a religion and there home country
What did the Homestead act give?
They gave 160 acres of Federal land to people who agreed to farm the land.
name an advantage and a disadvantage of an assembly line
(A) prices went from over 2000 to below 500, (D)The Workers were getting very tired and losing control of their lives
name the 5 things Labor Unions did
they did Collective bargaining, a strike, picket, and boycott.
(Talking to leaders about better pay, workers would refuse to work, hold out signs in front of the company, refuse to buy good from the company)
8-12 Days
How much was it to stay in a Tenement
$10 to $20
How many Homesteaders moved into The Great Plains?
500,000
what did the Laissez-Faire do?
Government couldn't put hands on your company (they can't regulate quality or prices of goods)
What is the 4 things Management did to prevent Labor Unions
They did Lockouts, Blacklists, Yellow Dog Contract, and Injunction
(Owners lock out employees, bans workers from any company, pledge not to join the union, courts ordering workers not to go back to work)
What percentage of people came through the Ellis Island?
Who was Jacob Riis
What did the angry plain Indians do to the people and Homesteaders?
they derailed supply trains, and attacked the work crew.
Who are the populist party?
they are a group of people who help common people get certain privileges like the elite people.
148 women lost their lives
How much questions did immigrants have to answer to come to the U.S?
32 questions
who were nativists?
they were people who saw the immigrants with hostility, they did not like the new immigrants and tried to stop them from coming into the U.S