Pullman Strike Worksheets Portrait

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Pullman Strike

Printable Worksheet Booklet (Print Portrait)

Rich

Name ______________________________ ____ Fact: Factory owners were rich. Rich means that you have a lot of money.

Directions:

3. Would you like to be rich? _______________________

2. What would you buy if you were rich? __________________________

4. Color the rich man.

1. Write “ I am rich “ in the speech bubble.

Factory

Name ______________________________ ____

Fact: Factory workers did not get paid a lot of money. They worked long hours. Sometimes they got mad!

Directions:

1. Would you like to work in a factory? _______

2. Color the factory.

3. Write the word “factory” on the line below.

_____________________________________________________

Pullman car

Name ______________________________ ____

Fact: Pullman’s company made fancy luxury cars for trains. Rich people paid a lot of money to ride in a Pullman car on a train.

Directions:

1. Would you have liked to ride in a Pullman car? _______ 2. Cut out the Pullman car and glue it onto the train. 3. “Pullman car” on the line below.

_________________________________________________________

Summary

Name ______________________________

Directions: Use the words below to write about George Pullman.

George Pullman owned luxury cars trains

rich made Pullman Palace Car Company for

Sorting

Name ________________________

Directions: 1.

Circle each train.

Put an “X” on each picture that is not.

Supplemental Activity: 1. Cut out each train. 2. Glue pictures of each train on a sheet of paper.

Train

Name ______________________________ ____

Fact: The Pullman cars were hooked on to a train. They were fancy. A train pulled the Pullman car. Another word for train is locomotive.

Directions:

1. Have you ever seen a train? ________ 2. Would you like to ride on one? ________ 3. Color the train. 4. Write the word “train” on the line below.

_____________________________________________________

Opinion

Name ____________________________ __

Fact: The factory workers felt mad because they were paid less money.

Directions:

1. How do you feel right now? 2. Fill in the blank with how you feel. 3. Explain why you feel that way.

happy

mad

sad

I feel _______________________________ because______________

Patterns

Name ________________________

Directions: 1. Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page. 2. Glue pictures to match the pattern.

Vocabulary

Name ____________________________ ___ Directions: Use the word bank to fill in the blanks.

strike – workers stop working

luxury – fancy

Labor Day – holiday that honors workers

financial - money

1. Another word for fancy is ________________________.

2. When workers stop working it is a ______________________.

3. A holiday that honors workers is ___________________________.

4. Financial means ________________________________.

Strike

Name ______________________________ ____

Fact: Pullman started to pay his workers less money. His workers were mad! They stopped working. They held signs. They were on strike

Directions:

1. Color the workers on strike. 2. Write what you think they are saying in the speech bubbles. (We are mad! Higher Pay! More Money!) 3. Write the word “strike” on the line below.

Higher

Pay!

_____________________________________________________

Summary

Name ______________________________

Directions: Use the words below to write about the Pullman Strike.

George Pullman paid

went

stopped signs

workers

less money strike

working held

Classification

Name ________________________

Directions: 1.

Circle each picture of a sign.

Put an “X” on each picture that is not.

Supplemental Activity: 1. Cut out each sign. 2. Glue pictures of each sign on a sheet of paper.

Short Answer

Name ____________________________________

Directions: 1. Fill in the blanks with the word in bold. 2. Rewrite the sentence.

This is a train.

This is a ____________________________.

___________________________________

This is a striker.

This is a ____________________________.

___________________________________

This is a railroad car.

This is a ____________________________.

___________________________________

Sentence Scramble

Name __________________________ ______________________

Directions: Unscramble the words to make a sentence. The word(s) in bold is the first word(s) in the sentence.

Rich people Pullman rode in cars

______________________________________________

Pullman less paid workers money

______________________________________________

The factory workers on strike went

______________________________________________

The military the stopped strike

______________________________________________

Calendar: Labor Day

Name ______________________________ ____ Fact: Labor Day is a holiday to honor workers. Labor Day is always the first Monday in September.

1. What month is Labor Day ________________________.

2. Labor Day is always the first ______________________ in September.

3. What date is Labor Day? __________________________________

4. Find September 4 on the calendar. Write Labor Day in the box.

Job

Book Exam

Name _______________________________________

Directions: After the first question is answered, use your main idea cards to answer the additional questions.

What do you know about the Pullman strike? _______________________

________________________________________________________

What company did George Pullman own? ___________________________.

What did Pullman’s company make for trains? _______________________

What happened to the factory workers pay? ________________________.

What it is called when workers refuse to work? ______________________.

What president stopped the strike? _____________________________.

What holiday honors workers?___________________________________.

EZ Summary

Name ______________________________ ____

Directions:

1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

This is George _________________

He paid his workers less _____________

His workers went on _______________

Pullman

money

strike

Fill in the Blank

Name ___________________________________

Directions: Use the words in the Word Bank to fill in the blank .

strike

money cheaper

trains

stop

1. Pullman’s factory made luxury cars for _____________________. (Page 4)

2. Riding in a regular car was __________________ than riding in a Pullman car. (Page 5)

3. Pullman decided to pay his workers less ___________________. (page 7)

4. The Pullman workers went on ___________________. (page 8)

5. Grover Cleveland sent the military to ____________ the strike. (Page 10)

Grammar

Name ________________________________

Directions: 1. Fill in the blank with the words did not. 2. Rewrite the sentence .

1. The factory workers _______________ get paid a lot of money .

_________________________________________

2. Poor people _______________ have money to ride Pullman cars .

_________________________________________

3. George Pullman _______________ make a lot of money anymore .

_________________________________________

4. The strikers _______________ go to work .

_________________________________________

5. Grover Cleveland _______________ want workers to be mad .

_________________________________________

Q and A

Directions: Answer the question and fill in the blanks. Name ____________________________ ___ _______________

George Pullman was a rich factory owner. Who was a rich factory owner? _________________________________ ______________________________________ was a rich factory owner.

__________________________________________________________ Pullman’s factory made luxury cars for trains. What did Pullman’s factory make? _________________________________ Pullman’s factory made ____________________________for trains. ______________________________________

Riding in a regular car was cheaper than riding in a Pullman car. What was cheaper than riding in a Pullman car? ________________________ Riding in a ____________________ was cheaper than riding in a Pullman car.

President Cleveland created Labor Day. What did Cleveland create?____________________________________ President Cleveland created ___________________________________.

Reading Assessment

Name___________________________

Directions: Draw a line from the word to the matching picture.

train

strike

sign

Pullman

Vocabulary Assessment

Name _______________________

Directions: Draw a line from the definition to the matching word.

workers stop working

Labor Day

money

luxury

holiday to honor workers

strike

financial

fancy

WH Questions

Name __________________________

Directions: Answer the question and fill in the blanks.

Fact: The answer to a Who question is a person.

Rich people rode in Pullman cars.

Who rode in Pullman cars? ____________________________.

_________________________________ rode in Pullman cars.

George Pullman paid his workers less money. _________________________________________________________ _

Who paid his workers less money? _______________________________.

______________________________________ _________________________________ paid his workers less money.

The factory workers went on strike.

Who went on strike? ______________________________.

The ___________________________________ went on strike .

Grover Cleveland stopped the strike.

Who stopped the strike? ______________________________.

_____________________________________ stopped the strike.

Main Idea Cards

Each card represents the main idea for a page in the book. Use these to study content topics with the book. Match each word with a page in book. To engage, play games with the cards. Discuss the word as it relates to the info. on each page.

Industrial Revolution

factory workers

Pullman Palace Car Company

luxury

regular cars

financial problem

less money

strike

stopped working

Grover Cleveland

Labor Day

Vocabulary Flashcards

1. Cut out flashcards 2. Play games matching words with the definition.

workers stop working

strike

holiday that honors workers

Labor Day

fancy

luxury

financial

money

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