Northern Factory Workers: Pre-Civil War to Reconstruction
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Northern Factory Worker Timeline
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-Emerald Yumang
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Pre-Civil War: A firsthand account of living in the city
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My husband, our son and I left the rural country side and moved into the city last month. We had heard that there were great opportunities i...
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Pre-Civil War: Manufacturing
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Before the Civil War, factories were very prominent in the North. -Emerald Yumang http://teachinghistory.org/ files/BtT-CotCW-PS3-460x.jpg
Pre-Civil War: Effect of factory work on Social Life
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The fast evolution of industry was causing an influx of people to cities. Men, women, and children left their rural lifestyles in pursuit of...
Pre-Civil War: The Factory Act
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The Factory Act was an act that tried to fix the bad working condition during the Industrial Revolution. Sufficient and respectable work hou...
Pre-Civil War: Labor Unions for the Factory Workers
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Before the Civil War, when factories were emerging because of the Industrial Revolution, many labor unions were formed in the North for ...
Friday, December 10, 2010
Civil War: New Factories
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During the Civil War, new factories emerged, sheltered by tariffs. Soaring prices because inflation forced factory workers to live a tight l...
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