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What were the two main reasons workers formed unions?
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as a form of social protest and to protect themselves from poor work conditionsB
for a social group and to protect themselves from poor work conditionsC
for a social group and to strike if they didn’t get what they wantedD
as a form of social protest and to strike if they didn’t get what they wanted2
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A major accomplishment of Britain’s Reform Act of 1832 was that it gave voting rights to
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the middle class.B
all males.C
all citizens.D
former enslaved persons.3
In both Britain and the United States, what happened in the 1870s that limited child labor?
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As unions became stronger, they didn’t allow children under 14 to work.B
Laws passed in both countries prohibited children under 14 from working.C
Laws passed in both countries limited children to work only 8 hours a day.D
Compulsory education and attendance laws were passed in both countries.4
What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800s?
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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.5
During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward the use of enslaved labor?
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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.6
What was one way the passage of the Factory Acts (1844–1847) affected labor?
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Laborers’ work hours were limited.B
Laborers won the right to unionize.C
Laborers could no longer strike.D
Laborers earned yearly vacation time.7
What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?
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It abolished slavery.B
It gave women the right to vote.C
It made universal education mandatory.D
It established the right of unions to organize.8
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strikingB
collective bargainingC
joining a unionD
protesting9
This is a picture of workers in a factory.
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to advertise that kids could get jobsB
to expose the horrors of child laborC
to show pride in children at workD
to show that night workers were needed10
Women did not get the right to vote in Britain or in the United States until
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the 1890s.B
the 1920s.C
the 1930s.D
the 1960s.Did you find these answers helpful?
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