Haymarket Riot

What movement was started by the labor unions that led to the Haymarket Square Riot?

• 8 hour work day

• Benefits for workers

• 6 day work weeks

• 10 hour work day

Did the riot benefit the labor unions cause?

• Yes

• No

Workers in Chicago after the Civil War were most concerned about what 2 issues?

• Working conditions and the length of the workday
• Pay and health benefits
• The length of the workday and holiday pay
• Working conditions and retirement benefits 

Which people gave speeches in order to try and calm the striking workers

• August Spies and Albert Parsons

• Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan

• George Pullman and Theodore Roosevelt

• Andrew Johnson and Rutherford B. Hayes

Where did the Haymarket Riot take place?

• New York City

• Chicago

• St. Louis

• Cleveland

What happened to the union leaders

• They served a life sentence in jail

• They had no punishment

• They were sentenced to death

• They were arrested and sentenced to death

What was the cause of the Haymarket Riot

• Workers received low wages

• Workers were forced to work 16 hours a day 6 days a week

• Workers believed that capitalism was destroying the economy

• All of the above

What were the new employees hired to replace the striking workers called?

• Replacements

• Alternate workers

• Strike Breakers

• Scabs

How many labor radicals were found guilty for the riot?

• 27

• 8

• 31

• 14

How many police officers were killed in the Haymarket Square Riot?

• 7
• 10
• 14
• 2