The Other Civil War

1. The Other Civil War

2. Agenda • Theme • Historical Events • Anti-Rent Movement • Dorr Rebellion • Flour Riot of 1837 • The Molly Maguires • Rise of Labor Unions • Lowell Girls • Conclusion • Citation

3. Theme • The main theme of this chapter the Industrialization led to more differences in classes leading to many historical conflicts • Money was a bigger controversy than slavery • Tension between classes includes : women, colored people, and children • Long hours, little wages, and poor working condition led to strikes and groups forming unions

4. The Anti-Renter Movement • Origin of the Controversy started back 17th and 18th century from British and Dutch • 1839-1852 Farmers revolted against the unfair treatment • Anti-Renters felt the were deceived since leases had different terms upon agreement • Up-renters felt they should have read the fine print

5. Dorr Rebellion • First attempt to turn Rhode Island to implement democracy in the state which ultimately failed • Thomas Wilson Dorr gave up trying to change the system from within • May 19, 1842 Dorr leads a rebellion to an unsuccessful attack against the Arsenal in Providence

6. Flour Riot of 1837 • Occurred in 1837 right after Great Fire of 1835 • 700 buildings were destroyed • Flour Prices jumped from $7.00 to $20.00 a barrel • Eli Hart & Co and S.H. Herrick were accused of hoarding flour • February 10th rioter marched to Eli Hart & Co. destroying 500 barrels and 1000 bushels of wheat

7. The Molly Maguires • Group known as ethno religious terrorist that were active from 1860s – 1870s • Known to have a presents in Pennsylvania in the coal fields • Mostly made up of Irishmen worked in the anthracite coal mines in order to feed their families • Used violence and terrorism to fight against the terrible working condition

8. Rise of the Labor Unions • 1842 Commonwealth v Hunt held that it was not illegal for workers to organize a union or try to compel the recognition of that union with a strike • 1866 The National Labor Union was founded lasted for about 6 years and attracted 600,000 members • 1869 another national union emerged known as Knights of Labor which welcomed both skill and unskilled laborers, staged a successful strike against Wabash Railroad • 1886 American Federation of Labor was formed helping self-governing national unions to unify with them and help their cause

9. Lowell Girls • Female Workers who came to work for the textile corporations in Lowell, MA • Lowell working conditions were working 73 hours per week in very closed spaces • Lived in boarding houses that consisted of 6 sharing a bedroom • Strikes of 1834 and 1836 arose to improve wages and working conditions

10. Conclusion • Zinn exhibits all these historical moments for the main reason that working class had to fight to earn equality • This incidences are still happening today with other races such as the Mexican Americans • Thanks to these people working conditions have improved but there is still more to be done with different issues arising within working class Americans

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