17. Document Project 17: The Pullman Strike of 1894

Quiz for Document 17.5 George Pullman, Testimony before the U.S. Strike Commission, 1894

Quiz for Document 17.5: George Pullman, Testimony before the U.S. Strike Commission, 1894

Document 17.5: George Pullman, Testimony before the U.S. Strike Commission, 1894

Choose the best answer to the question.

Question 1

1. In his testimony before the U.S. Strike Commission , George Pullman describes the Pullman company town he created for his workers. What might have been the positive and negative aspects for a worker who lived in Pullman?

Pullman was safe, but the rents were unreasonably high.

Pullman was conveniently close to work, but the conditions were poor.

Pullman kept out harmful influences, but George Pullman made town decisions.

Pullman created a sense of community but prevented people from owning their own property lots.

Question 2

2. In addition to a 6 percent return on investment, what additional costs were rolled into the rents paid by those in Pullman-owned houses?

Taxes for roads

School taxes

Preacher’s salary

Strike breaker salaries

Question 3

3. According to Pullman, what was his ultimate goal for the community that he created and those who lived within it?

To encourage college education

To increase profits for the company

To create a new type of suburban home

To improve conditions for future generations.

Question 4

4. Regardless of what the workers claimed during their protests, was the Pullman Company profitable during the years surrounding the strike?

Yes, but by no more than 5 percent in recent years.

No, the strike caused too much interruption in production.

Yes, by more than 10 percent each year despite the strike.

No, Pullman covered the demands of his workers out of his profits.

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