American History B. Samuel Gomper and Mother Jones

Samuel Gompers was the founder and president of which of the following organizations?

the American Federation of Labor

Select all of the methods that employers used against workers and unions.

Employers locked workers in or out of the workplace. Employers used their wealth to hire armed guards Employers used their wealth to buy unfavorable and often unfair publicity.

Enforcing laws that created safe working conditions did not help children in the workplace.

False

In the late 1800s, most children who worked in factories, mills, and mines were paid fairly and worked fairly short hours.

False

Select True or False for the following question. By the 1930s, the labor movement had achieved its goals so there was no more need for labor unions. As a result, labor unions do not exist today

False

Select True or False for the following question. Samuel Gompers had the same goals for the labor movement as the socialists and anarchists did.

False

Which of the following sentences describes Mother Jones?

She was a labor activist who demanded child labor laws.

In the late 1800s, many children worked dangerous jobs in unsafe workplaces

True

One way to limit child labor and get children out of the workplace was by passing laws that required all children to go to school.

True

Select True or False for the following question. Anarchists didn't believe in any government at all. Anarchists wanted to change society dramatically.

True

Select True or False for the following question. Socialists wanted the government to take over the businesses that affected most citizens, like railroads, electric power, and telephones. Socialists wanted to reorganize society in new ways.

True

Select True or False for the following question. The American Federation of Labor focused on one goal--to improve working conditions in the United States.

True