Working Conditions in the Late 1800s
Across
- 2. acronym for labor union from 1800s to current times
- 5. minimum working age in 1920
- 6. William ____, president of the U.S in 1900
- 8. name of age characterized by big business
- 9. average hours per week worked in factories
- 13. Second _____ revolution, rise of big business
- 17. cause of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory's destruction
- 18. owner of many steel foundries, very rich
- 19. ______ Shirtwaist Factory
- 20. ___ oil company, owned by Rockefeller
Down
- 1. economy system of the U.S.
- 3. average annual income for laborers in 1900
- 4. minimum wage in the late 1800s
- 7. accounted for 10% of national labor force in late 1800s
- 10. ____ bank, started in late 1800s, still exists
- 11. name of Knights of Labor founder (last)
- 12. derogatory term for workers' rights advocates
- 14. minimum working age in 1900
- 15. co-owner of the main railroad company
- 16. average weekly wage at factories, dollars