Module 20, Lesson 3 Questions

What is one factor that led to the decline of working conditions in the late 1800s?

• specialization decreased
• labor unions were organized
• machines replaced skilled workers
• collective bargaining was outlawed

Frederick W. Taylor negatively impacted working conditions in the United States with his belief that workers were __________________________.

• essential
• interchangeable
• reliable
• untrainable

Which group of workers first started the Knights of Labor?

• tailors
• miners
• women
• children

The Knights of Labor preferred _______________________ over strikes.

• trusts
• unions
• collective bargaining
• boycotts and negotiations

What was the primary reason that workers went on strike in the late 1800s?

• They wanted better treatment by their employers.
• They wanted to own stocks in the companies they helped build.
• They wanted to decide the products the companies were producing.
• They wanted a chance to live in inexpensive housing onsite at the factories.

In many cases the strikes in the late 1800s became violent and the ________________ had to get involved.

• authorities
• employers
• prisoners
• unions