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Samuel Gompers was important to the growth of labor unions as the leader of the

• NAACP.
• Pullman Strike.
• Seneca Falls Conference.
• American Federation of Labor.

Sitting Bull greatly affected relations between Native Americans and the United States by

• attacking miners and battling Custer at Little Bighorn.
• gathering Native American support for the Dawes Act.
• resisting federal troops as they carried out the Trail of Tears.
• negotiating the surrender of the Nez Perce after their military victories.

What was the main cause of the Pullman strike of 1894?

• President Cleveland’s use of armed force to break up strikes, which this strike protested
• The arrest of Eugene V. Debs for advocating labor unions and better working conditions
• Pullman’s policy of hiring cheap immigrant labor to construct their railroads
• Pullman’s reducing workers’ wages without reducing prices in the company town

This photograph by Jacob Riis (1889) reflects the conditions that would have been found in

• the West
• the rural South
• industrial areas
• Indian Reservation

These statements are describing
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· Organized in 1869.
· Terrance Powderly was a famous leader.
· Over 700,000 members at its peak.
· Favored 8-hour work day, opposed child labor.
· Fell from importance in 1890s.

• the Knights of Labor
• the National Labor Union
• the American Federation of Labor
• the Congress of Industiral Organizations

The trends represented in this chart could BEST be described by
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Number of Immigrants to the United States
1901- 500,000 
1903- 800,000 
1905- 1,000,000 
1907- 1,200,000

• stiff immigration laws passed by Congress
• the increased industrial power of the US
• the decline in the power and popularity of the Democratic Party
• the cheaper production costs associated with the automobile industry

This image and list of research notes would be of GREATEST value to a student writing a report titled
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-George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry
-Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
-The most prominent action during the Great Sioux War of 1876

• The Trail of Tears
• The Second Seminole War
• The Wounded Knee Massacre
• The Battle of little Big Horn

Which statement provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that the federal government supported the interests of "Big Business" and industry over the interests of labor unions at the turn of the century?

• Through passage of the Sixteenth Amendment, the federal government instituted an income tax, which had been struck down by the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act.
• In 1887, Labor Day was established as an official holiday to commemorate the contributions made by workers to the economic strength and prosperity of the nation.
• With the passage of the McKinley Tariff Bill in 1890, the federal government increased tariffs on agricultural products and the increased cost of manufactured goods hurt farmers financially.
• During the Pullman Strike of 1894, rail service across America was suspended because of striking workers and boycotts; President Cleveland had to intervene with federal troops to end the strike.

What was the significance of the massacre at Wounded Knee?

• It led directly to the passage of the Dawes Act of 1887
• It marked the end of the Indian resistance to the US government
• It marked the beginning of a massive wave of combat between the US military and the Sioux nation
• The United States governmetn passed legislation to prohibit the use of violence against Native Americans

Late-19th Century immigration to the United States would not have been possible without

• electricity
• European wars
• transatlantic flights
• transatlantic steamships