Social
This group was often forced to work long hours in canaries sometimes even held on a workers lap while working despite their young age?
What are children
This hands off economic philosophy was widely adopted during the Industrial Revolution.
What is laissez-faire
What transformed the United States into an industrial power?
What is the Industrial Revolution
This cartoon by Bernhardt Gilliam symbolizes the unfair power dynamics between monopolies and which group and underpaid individuals
Who are workers or laborers
The industrial Revolution led to reforms like this 1832 act in Britain, which expanded voting rights to more men in the middle class.
What is the Reform Act of 1832
What is the invention that was created to transport goods and people?
What are railroads
This system gave workers minimal say in their wages, hours, and cost of life.
What is industrial capitalism
The voices of these reformers like lewis hine led to public pressure for political change.
Who are muckrakers
What are factories
This social class expanded dramatically during the industrial revolution, often caught between two extremes of wealth.
What is the working/middle class
In the early stages of the Industrial Revolution workers sought to organize into these collective groups to fight for better conditions, but they faced backlash from monopolies.
What are labor unions
As the Industrial Revolution continued, these large businesses controlled entire industries.
What are monopolies
The harsh conditions faced by workers during the Industrial Revolution contributed to the rise of this form of resistance.
What are labor protests/labor movements
Due to industrialization, governments began to regulate these for the first time, especially in urban areas, to protect public health and safety.
What are factories (or working conditons)
Industrial economies began shifting from mercantilism to this system, where supply and demand, not government control, determined markets.
What is a free market economy?