Haymarket Riot and Labor Movement

Haymarket Riot and Labor Movement

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History, Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

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Aiden Montgomery

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The Haymarket Square Riot of 1886 was rooted in labor unrest post-Civil War, with workers demanding better conditions and shorter workdays. Radical voices in the labor movement called for more drastic changes. On May 3, 1886, a clash at the McCormick Reaper plant led to a rally at Haymarket Square, where a bomb was thrown, killing seven police officers. Eight men were arrested and convicted despite insufficient evidence, with four executed in 1887. The event highlighted the struggle between capital and labor, influencing future labor movements and becoming a symbol of the fight for fair labor practices.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a major concern for American laborers in the decades following the Civil War?

The expansion of the railroad system

The influence of European politics

The length of the workday and working conditions

The rise of industrial technology

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event on May 3rd, 1886, escalated tensions leading to the Haymarket Square Riot?

A speech by a labor leader in New York

A police confrontation at the McCormick Reaper plant

A protest at a government building

A strike at a textile factory

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who made an inflammatory statement that prompted police action during the Haymarket rally?

Albert Parsons

August Spies

Samuel Felden

George Engel

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the immediate consequence of the bomb explosion at the Haymarket rally?

The arrest of all rally participants

The end of the labor movement

The death of seven police officers

The destruction of the rally stage

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many men were eventually arrested and put on trial following the Haymarket Riot?

Seven

Six

Eight

Five

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened to the four men who were executed in 1887?

They became symbols of the struggle between capital and labor

They were pardoned posthumously

They were forgotten by history

They were later found innocent

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the public reaction to the trial and conviction of the Haymarket defendants?

Public backlash against the unfair treatment

Celebration of the executions

Indifference to the outcome

Widespread support for the verdict

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