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Abolitionists from the beginning of American independence saw slavery as a cruel practice on other human beings. They despised that Africans were taken from their native countries and forced to work in cruel conditions in plantations. This does NOT mean that abolitionists saw Africans as equal to them. In fact, the majority, including Africans themselves, believed that Africans could be most prosperous in Africa (there was later a project to bring African Americans to Liberia). They believed that it was impossible for 'white' and 'black' Americans to live peacefully in the same society.
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The United States was transformed from an agricultural to industrial society in the years following the Civil War. Factors contributing to this remarkable change included the following: Availability of massive supplies of raw materials, such as timber, iron ore, oil and other resources.
Workers hoped that labor unions would help them to receive better working conditions, increased wageas, and a reduced workload.
When labor unions started to develop, many workers faced unfair working conditions. This included roughly an 80-100 hour work week, low wages, and not safety standards at their potentially dangerous jobs. Since there was very little government intervention in business during this era, workers hoped that the creation of these labor unions would help to solve some of their work problems. However, in the beginning of this labor movement, unions and business owners/managers often fought. In several different instances, these confrontations turned violent.
