Age of Reform Answers

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What was one way the passage of the Factory Acts (1844–1847) affected labor?

A
Laborers’ work hours were limited.
B
Laborers won the right to unionize.
C
Laborers could no longer strike.
D
Laborers earned yearly vacation time.
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What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming?

A
They paid off union leaders so they would stay away.
B
They had union leaders arrested for no cause.
C
They only hired workers who promised they would not join a union.
D
They used force to end union activities.
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During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward the use of enslaved labor?

A
Calls for the abolition of slavery increased.
B
Even more enslaved persons were put to work in factories.
C
Factory owners refused to use enslaved persons as their workers.
D
Runaway enslaved persons were not prosecuted.
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When did Britain abolish slavery?

A
in 1865, after the United States did
B
in 1804, before the United States did
C
in 1833, before the United States did
D
in 1848, after the United States did
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What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800s?

A
Governments were slow to act.
B
Populations were increasing rapidly.
C
Revolutions were spreading across Europe.
D
Populations were decreasing as a result of emigration.
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What can happen when unions decide to strike? Choose four correct answers.Workers can lose their jobs.Factory production can be stopped.Police will prohibit the strike.Working conditions can end up improving.Strikes sometimes can turn violent.Profits will always rise.Factory owners will always negotiate.

A
Workers can lose their jobs.
B
Factory production can be stopped.
C
Police will prohibit the strike.
D
Working conditions can end up improving.
E
Strikes sometimes can turn violent.
F
Profits will always rise.
G
Factory owners will always negotiate.
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How was William Wilberforce, a member of Parliament, able to affect the future of slavery in Britain?

A
In 1833, he achieved a ban on the use of enslaved labor in factories.
B
In 1807, he achieved a ban on British slave trade.
C
In 1833, he was able to get reduced penalties for runaways.
D
In 1804, he was able to get an amendment passed abolishing slavery in most Northern US states.
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What were the major problems in the British parliamentary system? Check all that apply.Only five percent of the population was able to vote.Only wealthy landowners were able to vote.Only wealthy business owners were able to vote.Large cities were extremely underrepresented.Large and small cities had equal representation.

A
Only five percent of the population was able to vote.
B
Only wealthy landowners were able to vote.
C
Only wealthy business owners were able to vote.
D
Large cities were extremely underrepresented.
E
Large and small cities had equal representation.
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Who was instrumental in leading the movement for child labor reform?

A
Lewis Hine
B
William Wilberforce
C
Parliament
D
Congress

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