1. Labor and Immigration SSUSH12 a, b, d, 14a
Test Practice
Labor and Immigration
SSUSH12 a, b, d, 14a

2. Increased industrialization led to
A reduction in child labor
The elimination of the working class
Improvements in factory work environments
An increase in the number of people working in manufacturing

3. 2. Labor unions formed as a way to help workers
Find better jobs
Learn more skilled trades
Improve their working conditions
Increase the hours children could work

4. 3. Which of the following is true concerning immigration in the United States at the turn of the 20th century?
By the early 1900s, most immigrants were from eastern and southern Europe
By the early 1900s, most immigrants were from northern Europe
Most immigrants were women and spoke fluent English
The majority of immigrants to the United States came from places other than Europe

5. 4. Which of the following is NOT true about the American Federation of Labor?
It was founded by Samuel Gompers
It was a labor union that used strikes and collective bargaining to improve working conditions
It catered to unskilled laborers
Members of the AFL wanted higher wages and shorter workweeks

6. 5. How was the 1894 Pullman strike an example of industrial unrest?
a. It showed that only skilled workers, like the AFL, could form unions and strikes
b. Pullman’s workers rebelled because they were unhappy with their working conditions
c. The violence of the strike shows the workers did not really care about working conditions
d. Eugene Debs worked to protect the interests of Pullman and his company

7. 6. Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 passed?
a. Chinese-Americans no longer wanted to be in America
b. Laborers in the west wanted to make sure Chinese immigrants kept coming so they would take the jobs Americans did not want
c. The Chinese government threatened war if the U.S. did not stop taking workers away from China
d. Nativism, racism, and fear of losing jobs led Americans to close the door on Chinese immigrants