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Quiz for Document 20–3: Pinkerton Guard Testimony, 1893

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. Why did the Pinkerton men travel in secrecy?

They feared that union men might spy on them and alert workers at Homestead.

They did not want Andrew Carnegie’s men to find out about their arrival.

They wanted to escape detection by government officials who would have arrested them.

They did not want their families to know that they were betraying the cause of the people.

2. Which statement characterizes the Pinkerton guard’s relationship to the conflict at Homestead?

He strongly supported management’s right to protect the steel mill from workers.

He was sympathetic to union workers’ demands.

He was primarily concerned about his own physical survival.

He believed the government should have intervened.

3. Why did the Pinkertons surrender at Homestead?

They agreed that the steelworkers had reasonable demands.

They thought it would be impossible to secure the mill.

They had not been paid enough for such a dangerous mission.

They were outnumbered and had no means of escape.