1. Guided Reading Activity 13-2
Section 2 Outline

2. I. Northern Factories A. Working Conditions
- In the summer factories were hot with no air flow. No such thing as air conditioning. Winter time is was cold because of no heat
B. Attempts to Organize
- 1. trade unions
- 2. They went on strike
C. African American Workers
- 1. racial prejudice and discrimination
- 2. Free African Americans were not allowed to vote; could not attend public school or use public facilities; poor, segregated schools and hospitals
D. Women Workers
- Employers discriminated against them, paying them less than male workers. Male workers excluded women from their unions

3. II. The Rise of Cities A. Introduction
- 1. in overcrowded, rundown buildings with no plumbing or heat
- 2. disease and fire
B. Immigration
- 1. because of a potato famine in Ireland in which more than 1 million people died
- 2. Germany
C. The Impact of Immigration
- Roman Catholic
D. Immigrants Face Prejudice
- 1. nativists
- 2. the Know-Nothings