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How did women use their positions in the workforce to demand rights? Check all that apply.They joined unions.They changed the rules where they worked.They got separate restrooms from men.They formed women’s suffrage organizations.They won property rights.

A
They joined unions.
B
They changed the rules where they worked.
C
They got separate restrooms from men.
D
They formed women’s suffrage organizations.
E
They won property rights.
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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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strikingcollective bargainingjoining a unionprotesting

A
striking
B
collective bargaining
C
joining a union
D
protesting
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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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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 were the two main reasons workers formed unions?

A
as a form of social protest and to protect themselves from poor work conditions
B
for a social group and to protect themselves from poor work conditions
C
for a social group and to strike if they didn’t get what they wanted
D
as a form of social protest and to strike if they didn’t get what they wanted
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As the 1800s progressed, demands for labor reform increased mainly because

A
hiring practices were not standardized and were unfair.
B
wages were not based on workers’ experience.
C
working conditions were horrible.
D
firings were without cause.
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Women did not get the right to vote in Britain or in the United States until

A
the 1890s.
B
the 1920s.
C
the 1930s.
D
the 1960s.
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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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A major accomplishment of Britain’s Reform Act of 1832 was that it gave voting rights to

A
the middle class.
B
all males.
C
all citizens.
D
former enslaved persons.

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