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chapter 16: americas gilded age, 1870-1890
page(s) 613-614
16.1. what factors combined to make the united states a mature industrial society after the civil war?
identify the statements that describe working conditions and policies during the gilded age in america.
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high wages allowed most working-class families to survive comfortably with only a male breadwinner providing for the family.
\the miners freedom\ consisted of work rules that left skilled miners free of managerial supervision on the job.
many industrial workers labored with no pensions, compensation for injuries, or protections against unemployment.
american factory workers were some of the worst paid workers in the industrial west.
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Explanation:

• During the Gilded Age, industrial workers lacked social safety nets like pensions or injury compensation. Mining work had minimal managerial oversight, giving skilled miners autonomy. Western factory workers were among the lowest paid in industrial settings. High wages for working-class families with a single male breadwinner were not typical; most families needed multiple earners to get by.

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• Many industrial workers labored with no pensions, compensation for injuries, or protections against unemployment.
• "The miner's freedom" consisted of work rules that left skilled miners free of managerial supervision on the job.
• American factory workers were some of the worst paid workers in the industrial West.

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• High wages allowed most working-class families to survive comfortably with only a male breadwinner providing for the family.