Live Unit 5 Form Quiz #2 (Labor Unions, Indians, Progressives)

What was a major goal of labor unions during the late 19th century in the United States?

• To encourage workers to avoid collective action

• To promote monopolies in major industries

• To secure better wages, hours, and working conditions for workers

• To increase the number of child laborers in factories

Samuel Gompers founded this labor union in the late nineteenth century, attempting to organize skilled workers to resist abuses by management.

• The Knights of Labor

• The National Labor Union

• The American Federation of Labor

• The Congress of Industrial Organizations

What made the American Federation of Labor (AFL) so much more successful than previous labor unions?

• The AFL's focus on international labor issues and global solidarity helped them bring the downfall of capitalism in the USA.

• The AFL's focus on skilled labor and effective negotiation strategies helped them fight for basic issues like better pay and shorter hours.

• The AFL's reliance on political lobbying and government support helped them get members of the labor union elected to government office.

• The AFL's emphasis on unskilled labor and aggressive strikes helped them overpower business owners and usher in communism.

What is the FIRST attempt of labor unions to gain better pay, conditions, and hours before they take more extreme measures?

• Strikes

• Picketting

• Boycotts

• Collective Bargaining

What was the primary method used by labor unions when negotiations did not work?

• Quitting

• Riots

• Strikes

• Passing bills in congress

Which of the following contributed MOST to the forced removal of Native Americans from the Great Plains from 1867 to 1890?

• the desire to establish military posts

• the building of new canals

• the westward shift of the frontier

• the desire for more land to grow cotton

What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?

• To restrict land ownership to wealthy individuals.
• To encourage immigration by providing free housing.
• To establish military bases in the western territories.
• To promote westward expansion by granting land to settlers.

How did the growth of the western population and innovations in farming and ranching impact Plains

Indians? (SSUSH12b)

• Native American were forced off their

  land and onto reservations

• Native Americans lead several successful

  court cases that allowed them to stay on

  their land

• Native Americans gladly assimilated into the

  western population

• Native Americans developed farmers

  unions to protect their cattle

What invention changed ranching in the West?

• Cattle prod
• Windmills

• Barbed wire
• Electric fence

Which animal supported life the MOST for Native Americans in the Great Plains?

• Horse

• Dogs

• Buffalo

• Cats