1. Warm-Up During the early twentieth century (1900’s), many children as young as 5 or 6 years old were working all day every day, some working on very dangerous machines. Child labor was one of the targets that the Progressives wanted to reform. Create a list of at least FIVE reasons why children shouldn’t be forced to work. What dangerous might children in the workplace face?

2. Review of the Progressive Movement 7 th Grade USII.3e 04/20/2010

3. SOL USII.3e The student will demonstrate knowledge of how life changed after the Civil War by –e) describing the impact of the Progressive Movement on child labor, working conditions, the rise of organized labor, women’s suffrage, and the temperance movement. Today we will review the impact of the progressive movement.

4. Agenda: Warm-Up Negative Effects of Industrialization on Workers Rise of Organized Labor Workplace Reforms Women’s Suffrage Temperance Movement

5. Negative Effects of Industrialization Child Labor (Children often entered the work force at age eight or nine because parents needed their children's wages.) Low Wages and long working hours (10 – 16 hour workdays with little pay) Unsafe working conditions

6. Rise of Organized Labor Formation of Unions- Growth of the American Federation of Labor. Workers went on strike- Aftermath of the Homestead Strike

7. Aftermath of the Homestead Strike In the late 1800's, strikes occurred all the time, often ending in violence and little gain for the workers. In 1892, 13 men were killed in a battle between striking steelworkers and strikebreakers at Carnegie's Homestead steel plant in Pittsburgh. The strike turned many Americans against unions and organized labor, which they blamed for the violence.

8. Progressive Movement Workplace Reforms Improved safety conditions Reduced work hours Placed restrictions on child labor Reformers wanted laws to protect workers and poor people, to reform government and to regulate business. Resulted in laws passed by states making employers legally responsible if their workers were injured or killed on the job. States gradually began to reduce work hours, especially for women and children. States started to place restrictions on child labor, though some of the state laws were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

9. Women’s Suffrage By 1900, one-third of college students were women. Educated women began demanding the right to vote. Women like Susan B. Anthony worked for women’s suffrage (right to vote). Women gained the right to vote with the passage of the 19 th amendment to the Constitution of the United States in 1920.

10. Temperance Movement Composed of groups opposed to the making and consuming of alcohol. Supported 18th Amendment prohibiting (banning) the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages.

11. What was the Temperance Movement? Temperance Movement - wanted to limit or ban the use of alcohol. Thought drinking was a serious threat to family life. Mostly Protestants. Associated drinking with Irish Catholics.