Age of Reform Answers

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What can you infer was the purpose for this photograph being taken?

to show that industrial workers deserved higher wages

to gain government support for the eight-hour workday

to encourage people to buy more textiles

to motivate others to support efforts to end child labor

What is the best explanation of why factory owners and management wanted to prevent unions from forming?

They feared workers would violently revolt.

They felt it was in the best interest of the workers to wait for gradual change.

Organized workers might demand changes that would increase profits.

Organized workers might demand changes that would decrease profits.

What was the effect of labor reform movements in the early 1800s?

Unions immediately won better working conditions.

Child labor was banned, but long workdays continued for older workers.

Reformers gradually won better working conditions, but change was slow.

Meaningful legislation addressing labor reform was not passed until the 1940s.

What primary argument is Wilberforce making for the abolition of the slave trade in this passage?

The slave trade is no longer necessary.

The slave trade is an enormous part of the economy.

The slave trade profits Great Britain.

The slave trade is evil.

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