INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION- CHILD LABOR

How young did some children begin to work during the Industrial Revolution?

• 4

• 9

• 12

• 14

How did laws protect child workers during the Industrial Revolution?

• There were no laws to protect children

• Limiting the types of jobs they could do

• Limiting hours

• Putting an age limit on when they could work

True or False: Children who worked were kept safe and away from dangerous machinery. *

• TRUE

• FALSE

What law was passed in 1938 to help protect workers and prevent child labor?

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Disability Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Social Security Act

Did children make a lot of money for their work?

• No, they were paid little

• Yes, they were paid like adults

Which of these were typical jobs worked by children? *

• All of these

• Working on machines

• Selling newspapers

• Breaking up coal

True or False: Child labor was fairly common during the Industrial Revolution.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was the main reason that businesses liked to hire children? *

• They were strong

• They were educated

• They were small

What happened to many girls who worked in matchstick factories? *

• They lost their teeth

• They got lung cancer

• They grew extremely tall

• They lost their hair

True or False: Businesses felt they were helping the children out by feeding them and keeping them from starving. Many child workers were orphans who had to work for food.

• TRUE

• FALSE