That would be coal miners.
In Dec. 1998, the government announced that it planned to close 29 coal mines. A miners strike began that following Jan. because the government refused to increase pay. The strike was considered illegal and police helicopters sprayed tear gas and dropped smoke bombs on an estimated 10,000 striking coal miners.
Answer:
C. Plantation owners depended on slave labor.
Explanation:
The free labor of slaves was the only way the plantation owners could make enough cotton to meet the demand for it. This divided the country because not everyone supported slavery.
Answer:
2/B
Explanation:
The Populists were an agrarian-based political movement aimed at improving conditions for the country's farmers and agrarian workers.
<span>A. The Soviets crushed the uprising using military force. </span>
