Today we continued to do presentations
Strikes turned violent- The great strike of 1887- Baltimore and Ohio ralroads went on strike- Haymarket affair- threw bomb- most traggic- Homestead Strike- Carneage Steel Company - Pullman Company strike-very low wages~workers laid off- strike was pretty violent-big company won-Mary Harris Jones - very influential-wanted equel pay and work for women-fought for child labor laws
Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.
Most of the time they really didn't do that well everyone was usually against the workers- only way to make a point- Usually lose would change later on- It was very easy to replace these workers with immigrants- that is why people usually hate immigrants- how they fought against huge companies--
Why did immigrants come to the US?
to escape religous exection- harsh conditions famine and land shortages, packed
gold rush- work on railroads
Where did immigrants come from?
Came from Euriope--west Indies- Jamica Chba Puerto Rico and other islands
What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?
It was very crowded-barely and room- diseases- no exercise- so they died- no toilets - people pueked - very filthy- sent home if weren't healthy enough- Ellis Island
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