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

Haymarket Riot and Labor Movement

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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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
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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
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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
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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
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How many men were eventually arrested and put on trial following the Haymarket Riot?
Seven
Six
Eight
Five
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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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
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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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