Diplomacy
-The American labor movement, which had begun to develop in the early 19th century, collapsed in the late 1830s and 1840s for which of the following reasons?

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The labor movement stalled in the 1830s and 1840s because of high unemployment. This created a surplus of labor, allowing burgeoning labor rights groups little negotiating power, since workers could be quickly and easily replaced. While there was some change in the abusive working conditions in the first half of the 19th century, significant reform would not come until decades later.

Diplomacy -The American Labor Movement, Which Had Begun to Develop in in the Early