Industry Problems in the Late 1800s

Large Monopolies had no obligation to keep prices low

or maintain quality.

Sherman Antitrust Act

Outlawed monopolies and

trusts that restrained

trade.

How did the federal

government solve this problem?

Poor immigrant and African American

families did not make a living

wage

Women and children in

families worked long hours.

How did families try to solve this

problem?

Children worked 12 hour shifts for pennies a day: workers were

exhausted and sometimes died from careless accidents; employers did not improve safety.

The Knights of Labor was formed, began organizing

labor unions.

How did

workers try to solve this

problem?

Union Activists

riot They required workers to sign pledges against

unions members, blacklisted union members; they

locked out union members and hired

strikebreakers

How did employers solve

this problem?