6.7 Labor in the Gilded Age Q

Created a national market; Allowed access to distant markets for farmers and helped settle the West​​ ​ (a)  

cheap and efficient process for making steel, allowed for railroads, bridges, and skyscrapers to be built​ (b)  

resulted in settling the American frontier​ (c)  

Allowed for longer working hours, more efficient production, and better standard of living​ (d)  

​ ​ Attempt to assimilate Native Americans​ (e)  

• Transcontinental Railroad
• Bessemer Process
• Homestead Act
• Electricity (light bulb)
• Dawes Act

Which of the following statements best describes the working conditions in factories during the Gilded Age?

• Factories had excellent health and safety conditions.

• Factories had poor health and safety conditions, with a high rate of workplace fatalities and injuries.

• Factories were known for their low accident rates.

• Factories provided comprehensive workmen’s compensation programs.

Analyze the impact of child labor on children's education and well-being during the Gilded Age.

• Child labor had no impact on children's education.

• Child labor provided children with valuable skills and education.

• Child labor deprived children of education and exposed them to dangerous working conditions.

• Child labor was beneficial for children's health and development.

What was the primary reason for the difficulty in organizing unions during the Gilded Age?

• High wages and excellent working conditions.

• Cultural and language differences among immigrant workers.

• Strong government support for labor rights.

• Lack of interest among workers.

Evaluate the significance of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 in the context of labor movements.

• It was a minor event with little impact on labor movements.

• It demonstrated the potential strength of unions and the need for better organization.

• It led to the immediate success of labor unions.

• It resulted in the complete abolition of labor strikes.

Which labor organization was founded in 1869 and aimed to include all workers regardless of race or gender?

• American Federation of Labor

• Knights of Labor

• Industrial Workers of the World

• United Mine Workers

What was the outcome of the Haymarket Square Riot for the Knights of Labor?

• Increased membership and support.

• Decline in membership and eventual dissolution.

• Immediate success in achieving labor reforms.

• Recognition as a peaceful labor organization.

Discuss the strategic approach of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) under Samuel Gompers.

• Focused on social change and political reforms.

• Concentrated on basic economic issues like higher wages and shorter workdays.

• Included unskilled laborers in its membership.

• Avoided collective bargaining as a tactic.

What was the government's typical response to labor strikes at the end of the 19th century?

• Support for labor unions and their demands.

• Neutral stance, allowing negotiations between workers and employers.

• Siding with big business and using strikebreaking tactics.

• Immediate implementation of labor reforms.

Analyze the impact of the Supreme Court ruling in In re Debs (1895) on labor strikes.

• It strengthened the position of labor unions.

• It justified the use of court injunctions to break strikes.

• It led to the immediate success of labor movements.

• It had no significant impact on labor strikes.