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Lesson 4: Age of Reform Answers

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According to the document, what law was commonly broken by tenement workers?

A
Fire and building safety codes were not being followed.
B
Young children below the minimum age were working.
C
People were not being paid the minimum wage required by law.
D
Proper state sanitation guidelines for waste disposal were being ignored.
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Which of these did you include in your answer? Check any that apply.

A
Reforms were needed to improve working and living conditions, especially safety.
B
Reforms were needed to end child labor.
C
Reforms were needed to protect workers’ rights to form unions.
D
Reforms were needed to give workers a voice in government.
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✔ 1866 1877 1880 1898

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According to the chart, the first successful union was organized in .:1866
Federal laws assisting workers in collective bargaining were passed in .:1880
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Which of these statements is supported by information on the chart?

A
The National Labor union won workers the right to collectively bargain with employers.
B
The government supported companies in their efforts to restrict union activity.
C
Workers won the right to an eight-hour workday in 1880.
D
The Molly Maguires succeeded in improving working conditions for miners.
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Think about what you learned in the lesson and the sources you analyzed in the assignment.How did the Industrial Revolution lead to the need for reform?

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What significant issue did the commission find among the tenement workers?

A
increased likelihood of injury
B
poor-quality products
C
unfair pricing and wages
D
high rates of disease

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