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Factory life (2) •No kids worked less than 10 hrs. •First child labor was passed in 1836 •Made hats, cardboard boxes and furniture •$4 per week pp.17-18 source 2
Factory life (1) •Sweat shops- common job •Worked 12-15 hrs a day •Factories were crowded, dirty and dangerous •Long hrs without breaks and you would lift heavy loads •In 1832 2/5 of all factories had employees who were ages 7-18 pp. 17-18 source 2
Business life (2) •Hired servants to cook, clean and perform other household duties •Children went to grade school, high school and attended college p.17 source 2
Business life (1) •Trade was important •Might work in a bank, trading company, run a large industry, ship building yards, law officers or publishing houses •Railroads gave a rise to businesses •Dressed in suits, road in carriages, and lived in comfortable homes p.17 source 2
Northern farm life •Worked the land with sons or hired hands •Work was hard •Owned the land until they tilled •Women cooked, canned, made butter, cheese, and tended chickens p.17 source 2
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