Growth of Industry Affects Factory Workers

What was a new form of business that began after 1865?

• Corporation

• Partnership

• Sole proprietorship

• Franchise

What do stockholders receive if a corporation succeeds?

• Dividends

• Interest

• Loans

• Salaries

Who were the heads of the largest corporations called?

• Captains of industry

• Business moguls

• Corporate leaders

• Industrial bosses

What did corporations need to hire more workers and buy materials?

• Large sums of money

• Government grants

• Loans from banks

• Donations

What did the corporation's stockholders become part owners of?

• The corporation

• The government

• The market

• The industry

What did workers form to improve their conditions?

• Political parties

• Labor unions

• Social clubs

• Charitable organizations

Who organized the first large union in the United States?

• Samuel Gompers

• Uriah Stephens

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

What is the process called where workers and employers try to settle their differences?

• Mediation

• Arbitration

• Collective bargaining

• Negotiation

In what year did Samuel Gompers start the American Federation of Labor?

• 1886

• 1890

• 1875

• 1900

What term was used to describe workers who joined a union?

• Traitors

• Heroes

• Troublemakers

• Leaders