Question

What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming?

They paid off union leaders so they would stay away.
They had union leaders arrested for no cause.
They only hired workers who promised they would not join a union.
They used force to end union activities.



What would be labor’s first step in solving labor problems and effecting change?

striking
collective bargaining
protest marching
joining a union


What were the two main reasons workers formed unions?

as a form of social protest and to protect themselves from poor work conditions
for a social group and to protect themselves from poor work conditions
for a social group and to strike if they didn’t get what they wanted
as a form of social protest and to strike if they didn’t get what they wanted


How was William Wilberforce, a member of Parliament, able to affect the future of slavery in Britain?

In 1833, he achieved a ban on the use of enslaved labor in factories.
In 1807, he achieved a ban on British slave trade.
In 1833, he was able to get reduced penalties for runaways.
In 1804, he was able to get an amendment passed abolishing slavery in most Northern US states.



The word for political or social change is

abolition.
strike.
reform.
suffrage.



How did women use their positions in the workforce to demand rights? Check all that apply.

They joined unions.
They changed the rules where they worked.
They got separate restrooms from men.
They formed women’s suffrage organizations.
They won property rights.



What can happen when unions decide to strike? Choose four correct answers.

Workers can lose their jobs.
Factory production can be stopped.
Police will prohibit the strike.
Working conditions can end up improving.
Strikes sometimes can turn violent.
Profits will always rise.
Factory owners will always negotiate.



During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward the use of enslaved labor?

Calls for the abolition of slavery increased.
Even more enslaved persons were put to work in factories.
Factory owners refused to use enslaved persons as their workers.
Runaway enslaved persons were not prosecuted.



What was one way the passage of the Factory Acts (1844–1847) affected labor?

Laborers’ work hours were limited.
Laborers won the right to unionize.
Laborers could no longer strike.
Laborers earned yearly vacation time.



When did Britain abolish slavery?

in 1865, after the United States did
in 1804, before the United States did
in 1833, before the United States did
in 1848, after the United States did

Answer 1

1) They used force to end union activities.

2) Joining a union.

3) As a form of social protest and to protect themselves from poor work conditions.

4) In 1807, he achieved a ban on the British slave trade.

5) Reform.

6) They joined unions; they formed women’s suffrage organizations; they won property rights.

7) Workers can lose their jobs; factory production can be stopped; working conditions can end up improving; strikes sometimes can turn violent.

8) Calls for the abolition of slavery increased.

9) Laborers’ work hours were limited.

10) In 1833, before the United States did.