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Labor Strikes

Labor Strikes. Impression Text. Write you prediction about what will b covered in today’s lesson using the following words/phrases: Strikes Scabs Bombs Police fire into crowd Inciting a riot Convicted Four H anged. Investigation. Great Railroad Strike of 1877 Haymarket Square Riot

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Labor Strikes

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  1. Labor Strikes

  2. Impression Text Write you prediction about what will b covered in today’s lesson using the following words/phrases: • Strikes • Scabs • Bombs • Police fire into crowd • Inciting a riot • Convicted • Four • Hanged

  3. Investigation • Great Railroad Strike of 1877 • Haymarket Square Riot • Pullman Strike • Pinkertons Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? Record your findings in your notes.

  4. Impression Text (Revisited) Using the same words/phrases, write a summary of what you learned about early labor strikes in this lesson: • Strikes • Scabs • Bombs • Police fire into crowd • Inciting a riot • Convicted • Four • Hanged

  5. Your summary should look something like this: There were many labor strikes during the late 1890s. Business leaders often hired scabs to cross picket lines and work in the factories. The strikers often became violent and threw bombs at the police. The police responded by firing into the crowd and killing the strikers. This violence incited riots. The strikers were found guilty and four of them were hanged.

  6. Discussion • What impact did these strikes have on public opinion? • How did these strikes influence support for labor unions? • Which factors do you think caused people not to become involved in strikes?

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