During the Progressive era, a series of reforms were made to fix some problems that came with industrialization. One of those problems were women and child labor.
Child and female labor reforms were created during the progressive era to provide safer conditions for women and children to work. They were set a limit of hours day and week of labor.
Also, education became more important during the Progressive era, even though children were still hired for work they also went to school more.
A series of laws were passed in Oregon, Illinois, Virginia, Michigan, Louisiana, and other states prohibited women of working more than 10 hours a day.
When the Federal Reserve puts money into the banking system, "short-term interest rates fall" because there is more capital in the system, meaning banks are willing to take more risks.
One thing that most Chinese immigrants in the late 1800s came to America to accomplish was B. become wealthy by finding gold and then return home to their families in China.
<h3 /><h3>Why did most Chinese immigrants come to the U.S, in the 1800s?</h3>
The Chinese immigrants that came to the United States in the late 1800s did not have plans of staying in the United States initially. They simply wanted to make enough money and leave.
They wanted to make this money by finding gold in the various gold rushes in the western part of the United States at that time. However, when they did not find gold, they decided to stay and work to send money back home.
Options for this question include:
- A. make enough money to buy land and bring their families to America later
- B. become wealthy by finding gold and then return home to their families in China
- C. work as migrant farmers until they made enough money to start their own farms
- D. work for ranchers so that they could take part in the cattle industry
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