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Samuel Gompers was a leading proponent of what industrial issue?
         
       
      
      
      
          
      
      
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         Answer: B) the formation of labor unions         
         
Explanation: Samuel Gompers was a leading proponent of workers' rights. He was the first president of the American Federation of Labor, an organization that represented skilled workers from many different industries. Gompers advocated using collective bargaining or negotiations and strikes to gain greater rights for workers.
       
      
      
      
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