A Worker's Life

Question 1

Look at the graph. Which answer best interprets the information shown in the graph?

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The largest number of women worked as farmers or domestic laborers.

Question 2

During the Gilded Age, people who worked in factories

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had to work long hours.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the scope of social reform movements during the Gilded Age?

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Reform movements aimed to organize labor unions and worked for child labor laws, safety in the workplace, and women’s suffrage.

Question 4

How did shoemaking change during the Gilded Age?

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In 1800, shoes were made by hand. In 1900, shoes were being mass-produced in factories.

Question 5

The income divide and excesses of the rich during the Gilded Age caused

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people to work for economic and social reform.

Question 6

The new system of production during the Second Industrial Revolution meant that unskilled workers did

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repetitive tasks for many hours.

Question 7

In the 1800s, mass production led to

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a decrease in the demand for skilled workers.

Question 8

During the Gilded Age, working women had

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limited work opportunities and were paid less than men.

Question 9

During the Gilded Age, a factory worker who was injured while working generally received

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neither pay nor health benefits.

Question 10

During the Gilded Age, industrialists got rich as the price of manufacturing products

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decreased because more products were made rapidly by machines.

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