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Labor Day

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which date was the first Labor Day? (Happened in New York City)

a)

Sept. 1, 1882

b)

Sept. 5, 1882

c)

Sept. 3, 1882

d)

Sept. 4, 1886

2.

Who is the founder of Labor Day?

a)

President Grover Cleveland & Leslie Smith

b)

President Grover Cleveland & Peter J. McGuire

c)

Jesse Von Weimer & Matthew Maguire

d)

Peter J. McGuire & Matthew Maguire

3.

In 1887 what state became the first state of the United States to make Labor Day an official public holiday?

a)

Alabama

b)

Illinois

c)

Oregon

d)

New York

4.

By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, how many U.S. states already officially celebrated Labor Day?

a)

30

b)

35

c)

40

d)

25

5.

Labor day is also more popularly known as ___________.

a)

International Workers' Day

b)

International Employees' Day

c)

International Non-working Day

6.
What do most Americans see Labor Day as?
a)
The end of winter
b)
The end of summer
c)
An important victory
d)
A union construct
7.
What does Labor Day celebrate?
a)
Enjoying time with family
b)
Having time to relax with friends
c)
a celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers
d)
A sad moment in history
8.
Why did workers begin organizing into labor unions? 
a)
To get more money
b)
To stop the exploitation of children
c)
Tired of long hours and dangerous conditions
d)
All of the above
9.

How is Labor Day often celebrated?

a)

Going on strike for a day

b)

Making children go to work so adults can take the day off

c)

Parades and Cookouts

d)

We don't celebrate Labor Day.

10.

Which president signed a bill to make Labor Day an official federal holiday?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Grover Cleveland

d)

Theodore Roosevelt