Age Of Reform

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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.

They used force to end union activities.

Britain abolished 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.

in 1833, before the United States did.

During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward slavery? Calls for the abolition of slavery increased. Even more slaves were put to work in factories. Factory owners refused to use slaves as their workers. Runaway slaves were not prosecuted.

Calls for the abolition of slavery increased.

Negotiation between union leaders and business management is called striking collective bargaining joining a union protesting .

collective bargaining

How did women use their positions in the workforce to demand rights? Select three answers. 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.

- They joined unions. - They formed women's suffrage organizations. - They won property rights.

How was William Wilberforce, a member of Parliament, able to affect the future of slavery in Britain? In 1833, he achieved a ban on slave 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 establish safe-houses for runaway slaves.

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

What did the Thirteenth Amendment do? It abolished slavery. It gave women the right to vote. It made universal education mandatory. It established the right of unions to organize.

It abolished slavery.

Who was instrumental in leading the movement for child labor reform? Lewis Hine William Wilberforce Parliament Congress

Lewis Hine

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

as a form of social protest and to protect themselves from poor work conditions

Women did not get the right to vote in Britain or in the United States until the 1890s. the 1920s. the 1930s. the 1960s.

the 1920s.

A major accomplishment of Britain's Reform Act of 1832 was that it gave voting rights to the middle class. all males. all citizens. former enslaved persons.

the middle class.

This is a picture of workers in a factory. Why was this picture most likely taken? to advertise that kids could get jobs to expose the horrors of child labor to show pride in children at work to show that night workers were needed

to expose the horrors of child labor

What would be labor's first step in solving labor problems and effecting change? striking collective bargaining protest marching joining a union

collective bargaining

What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800s? Governments were slow to act. Populations were increasing rapidly. Revolutions were spreading across Europe. Populations were decreasing as a result of emigration.

Revolutions were spreading across Europe.


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