Better working hours is also a possible answer. The Square Deal was an attempt to settle Poot working conditions between miners and employers. The terms of the deal included shorter working days and safer working conditions
The correct answer is <span>A. Electric lights made it possible for factories to run after dark.
The conditions were still dreadful and it didn't reduce accidents. It only made it possible for factories to run after dark which made conditions even worse since people started working for over 12 hours a day in order to keep their jobs since they were easily replaceable in the factories because the jobs were mostly low skilled jobs.</span>
Unions take advantage of collective bargaining and industrial action to increase their members' wages and otherwise change their working situation. Labor rights can also take in the form of worker's control and worker's self management in which workers have a democratic voice in decision and policy making.
The reason why Lincoln referred to the right of each state to control its own affairs was "<span>2. to affirm his belief in popular sovereignty," since his primary goal was "preserving the union"--not ending slavery. </span>