Because they wanted to
bad working conditions
because they were stupid
The goal of social reform in the 1830s was to improve the conditions of life.
The goal of social reform in the 1830s was to improve the conditions of life.
In the 1830s, an economic downturn hit the U.S. This led to the wages for workers at the Lowell Mill going on strike until the mill's management reconsidered and kept the wages at the current rate.
Northern Woman
The goal of social reform in the 1830s was to address the various societal issues and injustices of the time, such as poverty, inequality, and lack of education. Activists sought to bring about positive change through efforts like temperance reform, abolition of slavery, and improvements in the treatment of mentally ill individuals. Overall, the goal was to create a more just and equitable society.
closed shop agreements
Because their wages were cut.
northern women
Teaching the blind and opening a school for them:)
Unions were legally tolerated, and they campaigned for 10 or 12 hour workdays and raises. Real wages (real means the numbers are adjusted to account for inflation) began climbing in the 1830s.