Part A: Working hours changed from around 14 hours a day before the 1880's to being reduced slowly down to 12, then 10, eventually moving to an 8 hour day. This change allowed for workers to to have more time to sleep and for leisure. Another change was the end of child labor. Similar to the decrease in hours, the minimum age increased over time as well moving from 10 to 16.
Part B: One strategy used by unions to achieve these goals were strikes. Workers would leave the job and picket outside of a job which shut down operations. This tactic did not work at first because there were plenty of workers to fill the jobs. However, when immigration slowed the tactic had more impact with no people to fill the jobs. Some strikes were so large they brought the attention of police forces and the government.
When you impose such policies, you declare how much of a certain currency can enter your country, or can leave your country. If you have different currencies this could harm your economy because it might prevent others from trading with you due to currency differences. If you do things like Europeans, then you can introduce a new policy that abolishes your old currency and adopts a widely used one like the Euro. This might boost your economy because others might invest.
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The first American railroads carried <span>passengers and freight.</span>
