The 1870 ’s brought about a period of intense and violent labor conflicts that continued until the 20th century. The labor conflicts caused the Great Uprising of 1877. The uprising is known for what it represents to the formation of unions during this era. The strikes during this period reflect the suppressed grievances of industrial workers‚ and the struggle between labor and capital. The Knights of Labor was a union during this time that strived to achieve better working conditions for the
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Noble Order of the Knights of Labor was founded in 1869 by Uriah Stephens and five other former members of the Garment Cutters’ Association of Philadelphia. The organization was open to all working people except for bankers‚ lawyers‚ doctors‚ stockbrokers & liquor manufacturers. It was the first union to attempt to unionize women on a national scale. This included appointing Leonora Barry as a national organizer. In 1893‚ inspired by the overwhelming influence by the Knights‚ Kelley successfully
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immigration in the United States. This period of quick economic growth and rising prosperity saw the U.S. become the world ’s leading economic‚ industrial and agricultural power. The U.S. maintained an economic giant status‚ but at the cost of relaxed labor laws and poor working conditions. Employees faced crowded working spaces‚ low wages‚ and unreasonably long hours. At the time‚ the economy had experienced massive growth and the overall state of things. This period began after the Civil War‚ and
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Carnegie • John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil • Sherman Anti-Trust Act‚ 1890 • United States v. E. C. Knight Co.‚ 1895 • Thomas A. Edison • Henry W. Grady and the "New South Creed" • William H. Sylvis and the National Labor Union • Terence V. Powderly and the Knights of Labor • Mother Jones • Chinese Exclusion Act‚ 1882 • Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor
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combinations in restraint of trade South lags behind – kept there by systems like “Pittsburgh Plus” Unions Workers hurt by “ironclad” and “yellow-dog” contracts‚ company towns National Labor Union (1886) Knights of Labor (1877) – for economic and social reform Haymarket Square‚ 1886 American Federation of Labor (1886) – only skilled workers – led by Samuel Gompers – for better wages‚ hours‚ and conditions – used walkout and boycott Life in the Cities 10 million immigrants between 1860-1890
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specialization of labor‚ which led to a rather unskilled workforce and an unskilled workforce is easy to replace so job security was not very high. This was unfair to the workers who were treated as property rather than employees‚ an argument in Document G‚ workers who were injured or even executed on the job went un-noticed by these big businesses because they were considered "Wage Workers". These mass production techniques were demoralizing and in a way inhumane on the worker and because of this Labor Unions
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General Issues: As with most FRQs the biggest issues were typically – - lack of enough outside info - time management issues and lack of development‚ - failure to completely focus on the prompt and keeping your evidence in the context of developing a clear argument that clearly answers the question. 2006 B: For whom and to what extent was the American West a land of opportunity from 1865 to 1890? For Whom? Homesteaders via 1862 Homestead Act Farmers Miners and prospectors Loggers Buffalo
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Corliss engine. The flourishing economy and determination of investors and entrepreneurs catapulted the United States into the global market‚ even ahead of the leading European competitors of Great Britain‚ France‚ and Germany. Expanding markets and labor conditions grew the industry and government subsidies and lack of intervention allowed for unrestricted growth. An Empire on Rails “Emblem of Motion and Power” Railroads allowed for vast expansion of markets‚ travel‚ and communication across
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messy and unsuccessful. During the Haymarket Affair‚ over 10‚000 members of the Knights of Labor arranged to walk off their jobs for a day. Several days later‚ they held a similar strike‚ however that time‚ in the chaotic strike‚ a bomb went off. The struggle that ensued killed several workers and police. As a result‚ the government randomly hanged 8 people for leading the strike. This ultimately labeled the Knights of Labor as radicals‚ and lowered the union’s power. The strike was a huge failure. The
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(AGG) Knights have been around from the dawn to the fall of the medieval ages. (BS-1) Knights have an interesting culture and social code that dates back hundreds of years‚ as well as deep roots into medieval law. (BS-2) Feudalism was the dominant social system in medieval England for centuries. (BS-3) Knights supported the feudal system and kept it from collapsing. (TS) Knights‚ with their unique culture and both social and religious ties‚ were one of the key parts of feudalism that allowed the
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