How Was Life for Workers in Western Mining Communities Different

question 56

Multiple Choice

How was life for workers in western mining communities different from that in other types of company towns?

• A) Conflicts between laborers and mine owners were more violent.
• B) Corporations like the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company often gave residents of their company towns greater political and economic freedom.
• C) Most residents of western mining company towns were white Protestants from northern and western European backgrounds.
• D) Working residents in company mining towns enjoyed more union benefits than workers in other professions.

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