Urbanization

It was common for children to begin working at the age of five. By 1810, about 2 million school-age children were working 50- to 70-hour weeks. Most came from poor families

• True

• False

Tenement buildings were expensive luxury homes, only rich people could afford to live there

• True

• False

Children small size made the perfect for mines and textile factories because their small size allowed them to fit into tight spaces.

• True

• False

Families moving to the cities for industrial jobs caused the cities to see a massive increase in homes being built is also known as

• Ruralization

• Suburb

• Urbanization

• All of the above

Working conditions were very safe for children and other workers during the Industrial Revolution

• True

• False

Tenements were unsafe because

• There were no fire escapes

• No sprinkler systems were built

• Overpopulated

• All of the above

Why were children put to work

• Children during the 1700 would rather work than play with friends

• Families needed more money for support

• It was a law that children had to work

• None of the above

During the Industrial Revolution children made double the amount of what adults made

• True

• False