Question

To become an artisan in the 1830s, one had to ________.

• A. study at a vocational school.
• B. attend two years of university.
• C. attend grammar school for five years.
• D. join a union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor.
• E. become an apprentice to a master craftsman.

Answer 1

The correct option is E become an apprentice to a master craftsman.

To become an artisan in the 1830s, one had to become an apprentice to a master craftsman. To become an artisan, one had to go through an apprenticeship with a master craftsman. Artisans included shoemakers, blacksmiths, and tailors. The apprentice system was inherited from medieval times which were vocational schools or academic universities were not part of the training. The American Federation of Labor born in 1886, consisted of unions of craft workers employed in industrial settings.