AMH 2020 Chapter 16
What is the name of the organization that emerged as an alternative to the
Knights of Labor, which, unlike the Knights, was an alliance of unions
comprised of skilled workers advocating for higher wages, fewer hours, and
safer conditions via conservative means. - correct answer ✔American
Federation of Labor
What entity did farmers in texas form in 1877, which resulted in cooperatives
for sharing machinery, bargaining from wholesalers negotiating higher prices
for crops and lowering prices for the goods they purchased in order to thwart
monopolistic railroads, merchants, and bankers - correct answer ✔Farmers'
Alliance
Which Republican U.S. President, who advocated for business interests and
the gold standard, was elected in 1896 and again in 1900 - correct answer
✔William McKinley
The failure of what major strike, which occurred in 1877 throughout many U.S.
cities spurred U.S. laborers to organize into unions - correct answer ✔Great
Railroad Strike
What is the name of the political party that successfully race-baited populists
in the south? - correct answer ✔Democratic
As a result of approximately 500,000 american laborers striking for an eight
hour work day, police killed several workers while breaking up protests in what
U.S. city in 1886 - correct answer ✔Chicago
What is the name of the labor union that formed in the early 1880's united
skilled and unskilled workers, as well as women and men; had over 700,000
What is the name of the organization that emerged as an alternative to the
Knights of Labor, which, unlike the Knights, was an alliance of unions
comprised of skilled workers advocating for higher wages, fewer hours, and
safer conditions via conservative means. - correct answer ✔American
Federation of Labor
What entity did farmers in texas form in 1877, which resulted in cooperatives
for sharing machinery, bargaining from wholesalers negotiating higher prices
for crops and lowering prices for the goods they purchased in order to thwart
monopolistic railroads, merchants, and bankers - correct answer ✔Farmers'
Alliance
Which Republican U.S. President, who advocated for business interests and
the gold standard, was elected in 1896 and again in 1900 - correct answer
✔William McKinley
The failure of what major strike, which occurred in 1877 throughout many U.S.
cities spurred U.S. laborers to organize into unions - correct answer ✔Great
Railroad Strike
What is the name of the political party that successfully race-baited populists
in the south? - correct answer ✔Democratic
As a result of approximately 500,000 american laborers striking for an eight
hour work day, police killed several workers while breaking up protests in what
U.S. city in 1886 - correct answer ✔Chicago
What is the name of the labor union that formed in the early 1880's united
skilled and unskilled workers, as well as women and men; had over 700,000
