The Labor Movement — Unit test Answers

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Companies hired Pinkertons to

move employees to company towns.

negotiate with unions in the workplace.

force scabs to cross picket lines.

report on and bust unions.

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The building of a railroad network led to industrial growth because

raw materials and finished products were shipped quickly and cheaply.

finished products were shipped quickly to rural Canada.

finished products were shipped quickly and cheaply to factories.

raw materials were shipped quickly and cheaply to consumers.

The economy grew more quickly during the Gilded Age than at any other time in US history. Two factors that caused this growth were

a great increase in steel production and a repeal of taxes.

a repeal of taxes and a decrease in the value of manufactured goods.

a great increase in steel production and an increase in the value of manufactured goods.

a great increase in steel production and a decrease in the value of manufactured goods.

The Pullman strike ended with

the appointment of Eugene V. Debs as company president.

record profits for the Pullman Company and its shareholders.

the company rehiring workers who withdrew from other unions.

a new union that received the Pullman Company’s support.

The main reason people moved to cities during the Gilded Age was

to get jobs in factories and corporate headquarters.

to enable their children to attend universities there.

to discover and create new technologies.

to enjoy different cultural events.

What type of workers did the American Federation of Labor (AFL) mainly represent?

unskilled workers

skilled workers

farmers

business owners

Which US group was one of the first to go on strike because of wage cuts?

the American Federation of Labor

the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen

the American Railway Union

the Lowell Mill girls

How did railroad expansion affect the growth of major urban centers?

New networks were built in the rural West.

Traveling to and from cities became easier.

Traveling between the North and the South became easier.

New networks linked Canadian and US cities.

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