| A | B |
|---|
| 4:00am---7:30pm | Normal workday in the mid 1800's |
| injuries, discomfort, dangers | Working conditions in the mid 1800"s |
| people as machines | How workers were viewed by factory owners |
| skilled worker | ones who have learned a trade |
| trade unions | organized groups of workers demanding their rights |
| unions wanted... | shorter workday, higher wages, better working conditions |
| strike | refusal of workers to do their jobs |
| fines, jail sentences | penalties for striking |
| President Van Buren | approved a 10 hour workday for gov. employees in 1840 |
| unskilled workers | ones who performed jobs that required little or no training |
| women stay home | view of factory owners in 1800's |
| immigrant | person who enters a new country in order to settle there |
| 4 million | number of immigrants arriving in U.S. 1840's-1850's |
| famine | food shortage |
| 2.5 million | number of Irish and Germans coming to the U.S. in 1845-1860 |
| nativists | ones who wanted to keep the U.S. for native-born white citizens |
| Know-Nothing party | Political party formed by nativistsin 1850 to keep out foreigners |
| discrimination | a policy or attitude that denies equal rights to certain people |
| James Forten | free African who grew rich making sails |
