The beginnings of the American Labor Movement started with the Industrial Revolution. Textile mills were the first factories built in the United States. Once factory systems began to grow, a demand for workers increased. They hired large amounts of young women and children who were expected to do the same work as men for fewer wage. New immigrants were also employed and called "free workers" because they were unskilled. These immigrants poured into cities, desperate for any kind

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