chapter 13 section 2 Flashcards
employers wanted workers who could learn
a few simple tasks
______ and _______ became efficient workers
women
children
young men and women preferred workers because of
low wages
In the Domestic System
workers usually worked ______
unsupervised in their homes
In the Domestic System
workers turned over finished products how often?
once a week
In the Domestic System
workers were paid for
number of items complete
In the factory system
workers performed only
small part of entire job
In the factory system
everyone was employed by the
factory owner
In the factory system
payment was based on the amount of
hours worked
Factory owners wanted to produce _______
as cheap as possible
the number of workers available _____
affected wages
wages for men were
higher than women’s
working conditions of factory workers
cold and damp in winter; steamy in summer
children not getting educated
young children had to work
sanitation was poor
no compensation if worker was injured on job
12-14 hours a day/ 6 days a week
Low wages—-> $1 a day
shabby apartment buildings that workers lived in were called ______
tenaments
balance of economic and political power shifted from ______ to _________
agricultural
manufacturing
