This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Westward Expansion & Industrialization has 20 clues. Answers range from 3 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Got what they wanted with strikes
Made 23 million dollars per year.
Violent Strikes caused by tension
Wanted to end it by raising adult wages.
Around 2,000,000 of them were working
Would speed up machines without workers knowledge
Around 14 million people who traveled to America for work and a better life.
The title of this page, The people who worked in factories
A union that bargained with employers
Wanted shorter work day, higher wages, and better work conditions
Was hard for a factory worker as they could be fired for being late.
Paid by the piece
People who got paid per piece
The growth of Cities.
Immigrants hired to replace other workers when strikes started.
There was more than 24,000 of them, Federal troops were often called in to stop them.
Public Discontent that widened the gap between rich and poor people.
_____ were low making it impossible for one person to support the family
Earned an average of 267 dollars per year
Contracts new workers had to sign that made it so that new workers could not join "Unions".