As the industrial revolution developed in the United States, traditional patterns of work were disrupted and replaced by more ridged, structured, factory-based workplaces. The older notion of the Artisan Republicin which craftsmen could aspire to the status of a master within their given fieldwas threatened. American workers resisted this change. In what ways did Americans seek to maintain these older traditions of work or improve the conditions of their new jobs, and how successful were they?
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