Labor Unions

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

• The Baby Boom
• Immigration
• The Homestead Act
• Better Healthcare

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

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

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

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

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

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