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1. Which of the following was NOT an obstacle to southern economic growth?
2. The New South Creed advocated increasing the dependence on the cotton industry.
3. Which of the following is a small town where everything in the town was owned by the mill company?
4. The "Gospel of _____" said that resourceful and hard-working people will be rewarded.
5. This labor union was founded by William Sylvis.
6. This labor union was founded by Uriah Stephens, and advocated for, among other things, a limit on immigration, especially the Chinese.
7. She actively recruited members for the Knights of Labor.
8. This is a non-sanctioned strike.
9. This union was founded by Samuel Gompers and advocated for, among other things, the 8-hour workday.
10. This Act was vaguely worded and led to the dissolution of many a labor union.
11. The railroad strike of ____ quickly grew into a riot and killed 100 people.
12. On 4 May 1886 a demonstration took place at Haymarket Square, Chicago. It ended with a bomb being thrown at the police. What was the demonstration actually about?
13. He was the leader of the Pullman Strike and was arrested.
14. This philosophy, advocated by William Graham Sumner, implied that the "drunkard belonged in the gutter" and should be left there.
15. Herny George wrote _____, a book that advocated socialism.
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