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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution: The Workers
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which of the following statements are true about the Industrial Revolution? Mark all that apply.
The American Industrial Revolution occurred before the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.
Samuel Slater memorized the technology and illegally brought it to the United States.
The machinery was expensive.
Famers left rural areas and obtained high-paying factory jobs.
One benefit to the Industrial Revolution was an increased efficiency in production of goods and a decrease in prices of those goods.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory and mine working conditions?
Minimum Wages for workers
Dangerous working conditions
Widespread pollution
Long hours
Low pay
(a) were subjected to life-threatening conditions every day as they excavated coal, metals, and minerals.
Why did the workers continue working these jobs?
Employers threatened their lives.
It wasn't really that bad.
There weren't a lot of jobs and they needed the paycheck.
They needed the health benefits.
Which of the following statements are true about company towns? Check all that apply.
Workers lived for free in company towns.
Families of workers could not live in company towns.
Some company towns were well-planned and modern; others were near-poverty.
Many workers were paid with scrip that could be used in company stores.
Company towns have never completely gone away.
Which word fits the following definition:
the process of negotiating labor issues with employers.
Labor union
Collective bargaining
Conspiracy
Strike
True or false:
During the industrial revolution, the courts often ruled that it was against the law to strike.
True
False
True or False:
A general strike occurs when all employees call in sick on the same day.
True
False
True or False:
A strikebreaker is the same as a scab.
True
False
During a strike today, picket line violence occurs between...
strikers and the union leadership
strikers and the national guard
strikers and the scabs
strikers and the bosses
