Haymarket affair

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location of incident?Haymarket Square, Chicago, Illinois, United States
2. What is the date of bombing?May 4, 1886
3. What happened at the Haymarket Affair?On May 4, 1886, a protest in Chicago turned violent when a bomb exploded, killing police officers and civilians and sparking a chaotic fight.
4. Why did people protest in Haymarket Square?Workers were demanding an eight‑hour workday and were upset about police brutality during a strike at a machine factory.

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