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haar ch 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what were many skilled workers forced to do | many were forced to make the transition to unskilled or semiskilled work |
| Define company towns | Towns that were built and ran by companies. |
| How did some companies pay their workers | many companies play with scrip, or company money |
| Where was this "money" good | Only at the company stores |
| Tell about prices the company at store | Stores usually change higher prices than other stores- kept workers in debt |
| tell all the things miners along with factory workers breathed. | saw dust, cotton dust, stone dust, toxic fumes |
| Define businesses Cycles | a recurring sequence of change in business activity |
| how Did workers look for protection | Labor Unions |
| yellow-dog contract | You agreed not to join a union if you did you could be fired |
| black lists | records or "troublemakers"kept by employers which would keep people from getting a job |
| lockout | Factors would shut down to retaliate against union organizing in a workplace |
| scabs | replacement workers hired to replace fired or striking union workers |
| why was the Knights of Labor important | Most influential labor organization. Skilled and unskilled workers black and white workers women and men white colored and blue colored |
| Define aritration | a process whereby an impartial third party helps workers and management reach an agreement. |
| What workers did the AFL create to organize | Skilled workers |
| 3 thing Early Labor union gained for workers | 1. Higher wages 2. benefits for disabled workers 3. Shorter working hours |
| what union did Eugene Debs start | American railway union |
| Define injunction | Court order- forbidding the union to continue the strike |
| Where did many of the Immigrants move/flock...and why | Cities, people lived with other of the same culture like Little Italy and Chinatown |
| what caused a distrust of the immigrants by many native born Americans | The difference in costume, dress, in language of the new arrivals created a basic distrust |
| List 6 reason many people were attached to cities ( there's 9 but only need to know 6) | 1. Promise of a job and opportunity 2.promise of excitement and activity 3. Running water 4. modern plumbing 5.museums 6. Libraries 7. Theaters 8. Shops 9. convenient transportation (10. Countless things to see and do) |
| define tenement | poorly constructed and cramped five-or six story buildings,which housed many families. |
| What were the weekly wages in 1900 | about $12.98 a week |
| how long was the work week in 1900 | about 59 hours |
| Know how much three items (there were six my snow 3 though) 1. Suit 2. skirt 3. lb of chicken 4. lb of beef 5. lb of sausage 6. Average price of an automobile | 1. Suit...$10 2. skirt...$4 3. lb of chicken...$.07 4. lb of beef...$.10 5. lb of sausage...$.125 6. Average price of an automobile...$1,550 |
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