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Industry Problems in the Late 1800s
Large Monopolies had no obligation to keep prices low
or maintain quality.
Sherman Antitrust Act
Outlawed monopolies and
trusts that restrained
trade.
How did the federal
government solve this problem?
Poor immigrant and African American
families did not make a living
wage
Women and children in
families worked long hours.
How did families try to solve this
problem?
Children worked 12 hour shifts for pennies a day: workers were
exhausted and sometimes died from careless accidents; employers did not improve safety.
The Knights of Labor was formed, began organizing
labor unions.
How did
workers try to solve this
problem?
Union Activists
riot They required workers to sign pledges against
unions members, blacklisted union members; they
locked out union members and hired
strikebreakers
How did employers solve
this problem?
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