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Northern factory workers worked with dangerous materials and in high heat. Also factory workers rarely got to spend time with their families because they worked 13-15 hour days and when they were not working they were sleeping to prepare for work the next day. children worked for .30-.60 cents a week and adults worked for .75-1.00 a week there were tenements that the factory workers lived in and for an entire tenement building there were about three times the amount of rooms as an apartment building and about 1/4 the size of one.
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How did industry in the late 1800s effect American society?
By 1860 European immigrants had replaced farmwomen as the largest group of workers in American factories. Conditions for factory workers grew steadily worse.
How many workers were there in the US in 1860?
The best way to answer your question is to give you the numbers at the start of the civil war. The north had 22 million people while the south had 9 million people and 4 million slaves.
What was the organization of workers called that was formed during the 1860?
The International Workers Association is an organization of workers formed in 1922. The group had its roots in the 1860's organization of workers called International Working Men's Association.
Did southern farms use more enslaved workers or northern farms?
Yes, in fact, northern farms didn't have slaves. It was the southern states only that used slavery. By 1860 there were 6 million slaves in the southern states.
When was Northern Cassowary created?
Northern Cassowary was created in 1860.
Between 1860 and 1890 the average workers wages by 50 percentHowever working conditions were often?
In the years 1860 and 1890 the average workers wage was 50% of the manufacturing. It so 60% for building trades workers.
How much did the overage farm workers earn in 1860?
In 1860 there were no farm workers. Family did the work and neighbors helped each other. Often sons were used to work another farm.
How much did Rockefeller pay his workers during the years of 1860?
not a lot
Which northeastern industry employed the most workers in 1860?
Textile manufacturing
About how many more farm workers were there in 1900 than in 1860?
21%
Who was nominated for president by the northern democrats in the election 1860?
Stephen A. Douglas, US senator from Illinois was their candidate in 1860.
Who was nominated president by the northern democrats in the election in 1860?
Stephen A. Douglas, US senator from Illinois was their candidate in 1860.
