Chapter 13: A Young People's History of the United States
1.What is the title of this chapter?
2.In paragraph #5, the author compares factory workers
to ________________.
3. Describe working conditions in a sweatshop. Find an
image of a late 19th century sweatshop on the internet. Sketch or
glue a printed picture of one in the space provided.
4. What happened at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in
1911?
5. In paragraph #9, the largest union of its time was
mentioned. Did this union serve the needs of all its workers? Explain.
6. Describe what you see on pages 208 and 209?
7. When did the Socialist party get its start in the
United States?
8. Why was the early part of the 20th century
considered a low point for African Americans? Explain.
9. What famous African American is mentioned in
paragraph #25?
10. What is the focus of the NAACP?
11. How did the early 20th Century get its
name, “Progressive”?
12. Describe what paragraphs 32-34 are about.
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