Labor Reform — Quiz

Question 1

How did the passage of compulsory school attendance laws affect child labor in the United States?

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Children could not work in factories if they had to attend school.

Question 2

Why did factory owners and management often use force against striking workers?

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They hoped the use of force would keep workers from joining unions in the future.

Question 3

Factory owners may choose to negotiate with striking workers if they

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fear their profits might be threatened.

Question 4

Starting with the Reform Act of 1832, Parliament passed laws in the 1800s that gave voting rights to

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most adult males.

Question 5

Which best describes the impact of labor reform both in the United States and in Great Britain during the 1800s?

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Reforms led to gradual improvements in working conditions for everyone.

Question 6

Factory owners took steps to prevent unions from forming because they

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recognized that unions posed an economic threat.

Question 7

When workers go out on strike, they are

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refusing to work until conditions improve.

Question 8

Collective bargaining means bargaining with workers who

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belong to a union.

Question 9

What did reformers in the early 1800s claim were problems with the British parliamentary system? Choose two correct answers.

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Large cities were not well represented in Parliament.; Only wealthy landowners were allowed to vote.

Labor Reform — Quiz Answers