Child Labor

According to the documentary, who were considered the "White Slaves of England"?

• Women

• Children

• Able bodied men

• Teenagers

In the documentary, who were considered "state sponsored slavery"?

• young girls

• children of the rich

• orphans

• sailors

Check all that apply: Which of the factors below made children more desirable than adults as workers

• They were unskilled and as a result paid less

• They were small and could climb under and into machines to fix them

• Many were orphans and had no choice but to work

• They provided new ideas and were excellent problem solvers

Which of the following were industries that children worked in based on our learning:

• Chimney sweepers

• Coal mines

• Farms

• Textile Factories

Many business owners complained of taxes and high wages. How did Parliament respond?

• lowered taxes

• Moved factories

• Outlawed Child labor

• Ignored child labor and the use of orphans

Why did many children work by choice during the Industrial Revolution?

• Save up for college

• Buy their first car

• Because husbands often were at war or abandoned their families, children worked to earn money

• Needed volunteer hours

Why were factories often built "out in the sticks"?

• Factory owners wanted to hide their crimes

• Parliament forced them to leave the city

• Needed a source of water to help run the factory

• All of the above

What law was finally passed to limit the use of child labor?

• Child Labor Act

• Mill City Act

• Factory Act

• Parliament Act

On average how long would a work day be in the mines?

• 8 hours

• 6 hours

• 14 hours

• 24 hours

Which of the following were consequences of the rise of the factory system during the Victorian era of the Industrial Revolution:

• The rise of an unskilled labor class

• high wages and fair hours

• Child as sources of cheap labor

• Poor work conditions