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Labor Unions

Authored by Lisa Migliori

History

11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to:

The Baby Boom
Immigration
The Homestead Act
Better Healthcare

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Labor unions

Were not necessary in the 1800's

Formed to protect workers' rights

are no longer used by American workers

Had most of the power in the struggle against factory owners

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Labor unions

Were not necessary in the 1800's

Formed to protect workers' rights

are no longer used by American workers

Had most of the power in the struggle against factory owners

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Labor unions were needed during the 1800's because

industrial jobs paid low wages and many were dangerous

factory owners held nearly all the power in negotiations with workers

no laws existed yet to protect workers

all of these

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

During the late 1800's, all of these major changes took place EXCEPT

Native American culture virtually disappeared

New industrial factories were built which provided more jobs and material goods

Millions of immigrants came to the U.S. from all over Europe and parts of Asia

American cities shrank in size as people left for better opportunities elsewhere

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Strikes

are generally favored by factory owners

were the only real weapon workers had against the owners

were outlawed by the federal government

were almost always decided peacefully in the late 1800's

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Use the text to answer the question.

"The Pullman Company made railway cars

at the time. In the late nineteenth century, the company

cut workers’ pay. For that, it was the target of a major

nationwide workers’ strike. The strike began south of

Chicago in a town called Pullman. The company owned

the entire town. So in Pullman, Illinois, the Pullman

Company set the price of rent. Whatever the workers

earned went right back to the company’s owners in the

form of rent. The owners got wealthier. Meanwhile,

workers struggled to make ends meet."

In the late 19th century, what issue led to a nationwide workers' strike against the Pullman Company?

High rent prices

Long working hours

Lack of job opportunities

Unfair taxes

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