Which of the following factors contributed to the homestead strike (1892)? (3 points) increase in prices for steel cut in wages for steelworkers federal shutdown of the national steelworkers union federal takeover of american steel plants

The correct answer is B) the cut in wages for steelworkers.

The factor that contributed to the Homestead Strike (1892) was the cut in wages for steelworkers.

The Homestead Steel Strike started on July 1, 1892, and ended on July 6, 1892, with a confrontation of workers and security men. The company was the Homestead Steel Works in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers confronted the Carnegie Steel company. The Union was one of the most powerful at that time. What Carnegie wanted was to break the powerful Union.

abraham lincoln, according to anyone who was connected with agriculture, represented the worst of northern politicians. shortly after lincoln was elected, south carolina seceded from the union. they along with other southern states, retained their anger. in a way, it was their own fault: the democrats were split in the south. some wanted slavery to be extended in other states that were about to join the union and some didn't want it badly enough. lincoln had a solid backing from his party: the republicans were united in not wanting slavery to be expanded.