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Labor unions were created by workers to create fairness at work, such as better working conditions, this was after the many strikes and riots, they all settled down and discussed these problems
Workers went on strikes/riots. They wanted better working conditions and they also asked for a promotion, they knew they weren't getting paid enough
immigrants wanted anything they can and most of them came to the U.S with little or no money. They were paid below the average income, but not much was able to be done, since they could've easily been replaced after asking for a salary increase
Chinese Exclusion Act
USA passed law prohibiting Chinese to migrate to America
national market was a way to trade and sell products/goods in the US, many things were being traded, from fruits to steel
party bosses gave immigrants jobs, but everything has a price to pay. After they have settled them into a job, that immigrant had to vote for whoever the party boss demanded them too as a way to thank them, or pay them, for giving them a job
RailRoads
immigrants came to the U.S and looked for a job first, party bosses then quickly gave them a job which was greatly needed by the immigrants. They didn't know much and all they thought of was, money and being able to get paid and survive on their arrival to the US
Steel was very important and many companies needed it and sold it, companies making and selling steel made alot of money during this time
most contradictory of robber barons; supported workers rights, destroyed unions, and when he had most amount of money in U.s, he tried giving it away
railroads were a new way of transportations and made it much more quicker to trade things in and out of states
Robber Barons were american capitalist with a huge amount of money, they
16th amendment
monopolies were big in business, they were used for competition
European exlcusion act
The 16th Amendment stated that Congress can tax anyone over anything without discussing about it to the states before they do
Standard oil
named after Henry Bessemer, took patent in 1855, he created this to help produce steel in a inexpensive way
standard oil was needed for railroads to help lubricate, it became a main product and it was useful in many ways
pure food and drug act
controlled oil refines controlled the industry; John O.Rockefelleer
Andrew Carnegie wrote this article that talked about the responsiblities of those who were in the upper class and were born in rich families and didn't have to do much to have this large amount of money
different and many laws were being passed during this time, and new amendments were added
18th Amendment
The 19th Amendment gave the right for women to vote, this was the first law to ever give women the same rights as men
laissez faire
obtention by govt's from interfering in the workings of the free
This amendment prohibited the use or sell of alcoholic beverages. they thought the world would be a better place without alcohol, but this caused a huge problem in the future
Childrens Bureau is established
factory owners took care that the workers did their jobs quickly, if they didn't their job was to fire them and replace them
reportors or authors during the progressive area who talked about corruption
they would often break their own laws to do whatever they wanted, they were small groups who gave jobs and made those workers vote for whoever they wanted in exchange