Which of the following best describes the main goals of the AFL under Samuel Gompers?

Radical political revolution and government ownership of factories

Practical improvements such as higher wages and safer conditions

The abolition of all private corporations

Establishing a nationwide system of worker-owned cooperatives

What were the two main tactics used by the AFL to achieve its objectives?

Political lobbying and running for office

Public protests and widespread boycotts

Strikes and collective bargaining

Skilled workers were paid less and were therefore more motivated to strike.

There were more skilled workers than unskilled workers in the country.

Skilled workers were more difficult for employers to replace during a strike.

Skilled workers were legally given more rights to unionize than other workers.

To overthrow the capitalist system in the United States

To create a single, large union for all industrial and agricultural workers

To give individual workers more collective power as large corporations grew

To directly fund political candidates for national office