Social Studies
Social Studies, 13.01.2021 14:00, t0ri21

Sire – We working men of St. Petersburg, our wives and children, and our helpless parents, aged men and women, have come to you, O Tsar, in search of justice and protection. We have been impoverished and oppressed, and excessively burdened with hard work and labor. We have been treated with contempt. We are not recognized as human beings, but are treated as slaves who must suffer in silence. . . . We ask for a representative legislature . . . liberty of speech and of the press . . . equality of all persons before the law . . . the repeal of [unfair taxation] . . . an eight-hour working day . . . and a normal working wage.
—"The St. Petersburg Workmen’s Petition
to the Tsar,”
January 22, 1905

What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?

O To ask the tsar for greater freedoms and improved working conditions
O To encourage the wealthy landowners to support land reform
O To order the tsar to step down and create a new government
O To persuade the people to support the Bolsheviks

answer
Answers: 3

Other questions on the subject: Social Studies

image
Social Studies, 22.06.2019 14:30, marcoantonioperezpan
12 there are four phases of self-regulation: forethought, performance, self-reflection, and punishment. select the best answer from the choices provided ot of
Answers: 2
image
Social Studies, 22.06.2019 16:00, mswillm
What is affirmative action as a social program intended to accomplish? do you think it has been successful? what are some specific examples that you can offer to support your answer? this is for my multicultural studies class i need asap !
Answers: 1
image
Social Studies, 22.06.2019 20:40, sherlock19
How has our understanding of the first sentence of the declaration of independence changed over time?
Answers: 3
image
Social Studies, 23.06.2019 04:10, amandaestevez030
Advances in technology generally result a.) a higher standard of living for everyone b.) greater productivity c.) more jobs for everyone d.) more government regulation
Answers: 1
Do you know the correct answer?
Sire – We working men of St. Petersburg, our wives and children, and our helpless parents, aged men...

Questions in other subjects:

Konu
Mathematics, 18.07.2020 03:01