THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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keep Catholic and Jewish immigrants from taking their jobs.
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provide childcare for women while they were away at work.
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seek better pay and working conditions from their employers.
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encourage consumers to buy domestic goods rather than imports.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Contents. The labor movement in the United States grew out of the need to protect the common interest of workers. For those in the industrial sector, organized labor unions fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many laborers worked 12-hour days, 6 days a week. Children were employed in coal mines and factories. As this continued, workers began to organize and demand safer working conditions, higher wages, and an 8-hour-workday. These organizations of workers are called unions.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Industrial Revolution led to rapid changes in people’s living and working conditions. In response to poor working conditions, labor movements organized alliances known as unions and pushed for reforms. Reform movements happened around the world but started in Britain and the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Industrial Revolution provided an incentive to increase profits, and as a result, working conditions in factories deteriorated. Long hours, inadequate remuneration, and minimal breaks became the norm. Child labor was a significant issue.