Industrial Revolution
As the industrial revolution developed in the United States, traditional patterns of work were disrupted and replaced by more ridged, structured, factory-based workplaces. The notion of artisan republicanism, in which craftsmen could aspire to the status of a master within their given field, was threatened. American workers resisted these changes. In what ways did Americans seek to maintain their older traditions of work or improve the conditions of their new jobs, and how successful were they?
Write a 4 to 5 page paper that addresses the question posed above. In your response, be sure to base your claims on materials read in the assigned readings and videos as below (you do not need to find additional sources for this assignment).
Attachment : Reporter_s Account of Lynn, Massachusetts, Women_s Mass Meeting–Great Shoemaker_s Strike, 1860
7 Who Built America Chapter Seven pp 325-370
Commonwealth v Pullis and Commonwealth v Hunt
Amelia, a Woman Worker, Protests Wage Slavery- Lowell, Massachusetts, 1845
