WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Knights of Labor
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The American Federation of Labor
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Knights of Labor was an exceptionally progressive organization for its day. Most earlier unions restricted membership to skilled laborers (those with specialized training in a craft) and to white men. Led by Terence V. Powderly, the Knights welcomed unskilled, semi-skilled, and skilled workers into their ranks.
Detailed explanation-2: -The group included women, Black Americans, and both skilled and unskilled workers. However, immigrants were not included, as the Knights of Labor saw them as competition. The Knights of Labor held many successful strike actions and established significant worker protections, such as the eight-hour workday.
Detailed explanation-3: -Uriah Stevens, Knights of Labor Founder Uriah S. Stephens, a descendant of early Quaker settlers in New Jersey, founded the Knights of Labor on Thanksgiving Day 1869 in Philadelphia.