Child Labor
What is child labor?
the use of children in industry or business, especially when illegal or considered inhumane
What is sufferage?
the right to vote in political elections.
Where did most immigrants come from during the Gilded Age?
Most of the immigrants were from Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Serbia, Russia and Croatia.
What is urbanization?
the process of making an area more urban.
What is racism?
Racism is the belief in the superiority of one race over another. It may also mean prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against other people because they are of a different race or ethnicity.
What jobs did child labor workers do?
Children Worked in:
-mines
-factories
-agriculture
-domestic work
What jobs did women have in the Gilded Age?
Most women were housewives or worked as nurses, waitresses, or secretaries.
Why did immigrants come to the United States during the Gilded Age?
They were usually pushed from their home countries because of food shortages, overpopulation, war and political instability.
What impact did urbanization have on American life during the Gilded Age?
They would typically not meet the standards of comfort, sanitation, for safety. Populations in major cities exploded during the Gilded Age due to the promise of success, jobs, and freedom. People moved out of more rural areas due to the decreased need for farmers and people using "the old" processes of making goods.
Who were the main minorities in the Gilded Age?
- African Americans
- Chinese
-Irish
When were the children allowed to rest?
Depending on where they worked, children would either work 8 hour/ full day shifts or work on 24 hour shifts.
What were women Fighting for?
For the right to vote and be equal to men.
How were immigrant workers treated?
Immigrant workers were extremely vulnerable during the Gilded Age. As workers moved away from farm work to factories, mines and other hard labor, they faced harsh working conditions such as long hours, low pay and health risks.
What caused urbanization during the Gilded Age?
-population increase
-technological and economic changes (offered opportunities in urban industries and reduced the demand for labor on farms)
What effect did racism have on American life in the Gilded Age?
Racism allowed for prejudice to be normalized and for racial minorities to be treated differently in the workforce as well as everyday life.
What age were kids subject to child labor?
Most children began working at 13- 16. However, some laborers began working children as young as 9.
Did women have the right to vote during the Gilded Age? If not, when did they get it?
No. Women got the right to vote in 1920
What problems did immigrant workers face?
The German, Irish and Italian immigrants who arrived in America during the Gilded Age often faced prejudice and mistrust. Many had to overcome language barriers. Others discovered that the challenges they had fled from, such as poverty or religious persecution, were to be encountered in America as well.
What was the relationship between industrialization and urbanization in the Gilded Age?
Industrialization has historically led to urbanization by creating economic growth and job opportunities that draw people to cities.
How were minority races effected by racism during the Gilded Age?
They were affected by being the 1st of many to loose their jobs as well as begin generally treated badly by those who weren't in minority races.
What punishment was given to child labor workers if they didn't do work?
-Physical and Verbal abuse
-Longer Work Hours
-Live in isolation from their families
How free were women in the Gilded Age?
Women in the Gilded Age had almost no meaningful rights to political
participation, ensuring that they were unable to demand recognition and
protection of their basic liberty rights through the political system. But they were in the process of fighting for rights.
What effect did the increase of immigrant workers cause on work sites?
Immigrated workers provided a way for owners to get work done quickly and easily without having to pay or provide these new workers with very much.
Give at least one positive effect of rapid urbanization the Gilded Age?
-increased transportation (railroads)
-utility advancements (electricity, plumbing, telephones), buildings (with steel)
-more leisurely lifestyle (parks etc.)
How were racial minorities treated in the workforce during the Gilded Age?
ex. Buses, Intermarriage, Barbers, Burial, Telephones