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Industrialization
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Social Studies
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06/06/2016

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Who invented the telephone
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Alexander Graham Bell
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Who created the Assembly Line
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Henry Ford
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What did overpopulation and factories give to cities that was bad for them
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pollution
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what factors led to organization of labor?
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wages and working conditions
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this man led the Knights of labor
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Terrence Powderly
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a business organized according to the regulations of the United States
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corporation
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why was factory work better than farm work
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people earned higher wages
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what did people do with this money
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they wore better clothing, afford heat, and eat Scottish steak
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what did cities lack
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devolpment plans, sanitary codes, or building codes
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how did workers live
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in dark dirty shelters with whole families crowded in one room
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the average work day and week
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14 hours a day 6 days a week
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what did the factory act in 1819 do
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the act restricted working age and hours
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