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*[https://www.womansday.com/life/g30618770/bible-verses-hard-work/ 15 Bible Verses About Hard Work and Determination], Woman's Day
*[https://www.womansday.com/life/g30618770/bible-verses-hard-work/ 15 Bible Verses About Hard Work and Determination], Woman's Day
*[https://christian.net/resources/bible-verses-about-hard-work/ 40 Bible Verses About Hard Work For God], Christian.net</ref> [[Puritan]] society in [[New England]] in the 17th and 18th century exemplified the work ethic.
*[https://christian.net/resources/bible-verses-about-hard-work/ 40 Bible Verses About Hard Work For God], Christian.net</ref> [[Puritan]] society in [[New England]] in the 17th and 18th century exemplified the work ethic.
In the late 1700s, when most Americans worked in agriculture on small farms or in small family businesses, the average full-time worker spent six days - a total of 72 hours a week, - working on the job.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/12/25/200-years-ago-the-12-hour-day-the-6-day-week/8a0f3c78-b7a0-4db4-ac33-00649519d1eb/ 200 Years Ago - The 12-Hour Day, The 6-Day Week], Washington Post, 1977</ref> According to the Economic History Association, "In the 1800s, many Americans worked seventy hours or more per week and the length of the workweek became an important political issue."<ref>[https://eh.net/encyclopedia/hours-of-work-in-u-s-history/ Hours of Work in U.S. History], Economic History Association</ref> (During the time of the [[industrial revolution]] in the 1800s, many people were factory workers and many factories had poor working conditions. In addition, labor unions pushed for lower working hours per week.).
In the late 1700s, when most Americans worked in agriculture on small farms or in small family businesses, the average full-time worker spent six days - a total of 72 hours a week, - working on the job.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/12/25/200-years-ago-the-12-hour-day-the-6-day-week/8a0f3c78-b7a0-4db4-ac33-00649519d1eb/ 200 Years Ago - The 12-Hour Day, The 6-Day Week], Washington Post, 1977</ref> According to the Economic History Association, "In the 1800s, many Americans worked seventy hours or more per week and the length of the workweek became an important political issue."<ref>[https://eh.net/encyclopedia/hours-of-work-in-u-s-history/ Hours of Work in U.S. History], Economic History Association</ref> (During the time of the [[industrial revolution]] in the 1800s, many people were factory workers and many factories had poor working conditions. In addition, labor unions pushed for lower working hours per week.).