Asked by Makayla

The average wage for an unskilled male worker in 1860 was
dollars per week, and everyone worked
12-15
hours a day. 2, 5, 10

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
$5 per week. (The $2 option is far too low and $10 too high for an unskilled male worker in 1860; $5/week — roughly $260/yr — matches historical estimates.)