Second only to agriculture, many workers in the west worked in what industry? 1.navigation
2.commerce
3.manufacturing
4.mining

During the period of westward expansion leading up to the Civil War, the other predominant industry employing working was mining.  The Gold Rush brought settlers out by the thousands, and many were willing to take a chance on getting rich quick; however, it wouldn't be long before companies began to purchase claims on large tracts of land to increase their likelihood of finding gold, and those operations employed many who couldn't afford to mine a claim for themselves.

the u.s. department of labor is a cabinet-level federal agency that supports the american labor force. it has three overall functions. first, it protects the rights of workers and retirees. second, it provides job training. third, it provides statistics related to working, prices, and income.

frederick the great and the war of austrian succession. frederick william of brandenburg-prussia trained his son, frederick, to be a hardy soldier. he also declared himself king of bohemia, and maria theresa sent troops to retake bohemia. in august he led 80,000 of these men across the frontier into bohemia, his