"<span>Slave labor helped the economy grow because it was taxed," would be the best option from the list, but it had less to do with taxation and more to do with free labor. </span>
Fighting began in Lexington and concord when British troops came to arrest colonial leaders and take colonial weapons
Progressives were looking to change the problems of industrial society. Reformers wanted to tackle the tensions of urbanization, professors wanted new ideas to guide remedial action, and journalists exposed government corruption. Business leaders wanted to enforce efficiency and regulation, and industrial workers struggled to improve their bad working conditions. Women organized to protect their families and homes. Working condition issues - working conditions were difficult and dangerous. Workers worked around 9-12 hours/day, and wages were minimal. These conditions were not sustainable for a family, and so women and children had to work to provide for the their family.