Some Indians, including the Cherokee, also built earthen winter homes without windows. Homes were furnished with straw or cane mats, pottery, basketry, and wooden utensils. As family groups and larger bands formed around productive agricultural or hunting grounds, villages developed.
The population of Western Europe became more rural as Roman centers of trade collapsed, cities were left without strong leadership. Other city dwellers moved to rural areas to grow their own food.
The overall goal of labor unions during the late 1800s and early 1900s was to protect workers from heavy abuses by their employers--abuses such as working incredibly long hours and working in very dangerous factory conditions.
