Read the passage from a book written by journalist Upton Sinclair during the Progressive Era. There would be meat that had tumbled out on the floor, in the dirt and sawdust, where the workers had tramped and spit uncounted billions of consumption germs. . . . the meat would be shoveled into carts, and the man who did the shoveling would not trouble to lift out a rat even when he saw one—there were things that went into the sausage in comparison with which a poisoned rat was a tidbit.

–The Jungle,
Upton Sinclair

Which Progressive Era issue does the passage address?

the rights of women and child workers
corruption among government officials
poor living conditions in tenement buildings
consumer safety and poor business practices

the labor movement in the united states grew out of the need to protect the common interest of workers

for those in the industrial sector organized labor unions fought for better wages reasonable hours and safer working conditions

  in the 19th century trade unionism was mainly a movement of skilled workers.

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the california missions began in the late 18th century as an effort to convert native americans to catholicism and expand european territory. there were 21 missions in all, lasting from 1769 until about 1833.   the missions were built by the spanish starting in 1769 in order to “colonize” the territory of alta california. so the missions were important because they were the means of settling california. it also wanted to keep other european countries out of alta california. building settlements along the coast would them meet these goals. missionaries wanted to convert the indians to the roman catholic faith. california indians did much of the work to build missions.

it's a secular holiday. it is and was a custom developed to recognize the ending of a time and a wish for a good future. the kind of kiss you exchange, if you are single, is intended to predict what kind of year you will have in the coming year.

it is saying good bye to the last year with all its ups and downs, and hello to the new year, with all its hopes and dreams.

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