Age of Reform

In the 1800s, Britain and the United States had laws against unionizing mainly because they believed unions

• would cause a lot of violence.

• would be bad for the economy.

• would brainwash their workers.

• would reduce the work hours.

During the era of reform studied, which was the last group to win the rights they fought for?

• labor

• enslaved persons

• women

• children

What were the two main reasons workers formed unions?

• as a form of social protest and to protect themselves from poor work conditions

• for a social group and to protect themselves from poor work conditions

• for a social group and to strike if they didn’t get what they wanted

• as a form of social protest and to strike if they didn’t get what they wanted

What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming?

• They paid off union leaders so they would stay away.

• They had union leaders arrested for no cause.

• They only hired workers who promised they would not join a union.

• They used force to end union activities.

During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward slavery?

• Calls for the abolition of slavery increased.

• Even more slaves were put to work in factories.

• Factory owners refused to use slaves as their workers.

• Runaway slaves were not prosecuted.

Britain abolished slavery

• in 1865, after the United States did.

• in 1804, before the United States did.

• in 1833, before the United States did.

• in 1848, after the United States did.

A major accomplishment of Britain’s Reform Act of 1832 was that it gave voting rights to

• the middle class.

• all males.

• all citizens.

• former enslaved persons.

Women did not get the right to vote in Britain or in the United States until

• the 1890s.

• the 1920s.

• the 1930s.

• the 1960s.

The word for political or social change is

• abolition.

• strike.

• reform.

• suffrage.

What would be labor’s first step in solving labor problems and effecting change?

• striking

• collective bargaining

• protest marching

• joining a union