AP US History
Unit 7 - Industrialization and Expansion
Zinn Ch 11 “Robber Barons and Rebels” p.268-289
Level One: Basic Information. True or False
_____ 1. Strikers in Thibodaux, Louisiana were successful in their attempt to gain a dollar a day wage.
_____ 2. Railroad work was one of the most dangerous jobs in America in the late 1800s.
_____ 3. The federal government was legally able to become involved in the Pullman Strike when mail cars were
stopped as part of the boycott.
_____ 4. The Homestead Act relieved labor tensions in the East by siphoning off excess population and labor to the
free and/or readily available land in the West.
_____ 5. The Farmers’ Alliance was an economic cooperative while the Grange was more of a political group.
Level Two: Which of the following are reasonable interpretations of the author's meaning? Mark them Yes or No and be prepared to defend your answer.
_____ 6. The use of violence to protest the convict labor system was justified.
_____ 7. The Homestead Steel Strike of 1892-93 was successful because the strikebreakers had some victories
against the Pinkertons and others enlisted to put down the strike.
_____ 8. The best gain of the Pullman Strike of 1894 was the Socialist leadership of Eugene V. Debs.
_____ 9. The depression in farm prices was mainly caused by greedy capitalist bankers and businessmen.
_____ 10. The Populist Party failed mainly because of racism.
Level Three: Apply what you have read and connect it with what you already know. Choose ONE of the
following statements and write a response to it, either agreeing or disagreeing. Defend your answer with at least two pieces of information from this reading and two others from another source. This should be a couple of paragraphs in length.
What types of cooperatives were deemed legal and illegal, respectively, during this period? Why did each get their specific label?
What were the three most important aspects (people, events, and/or goals) of the farmers’ movement? Why?