Child Labor

Government regulations during the Industrial Revolution protected children in what ways?

• Putting an age limit on when they could work

• Limiting the types of jobs they could do

• Limiting hours

• There were no regulations

Did children make a lot of money for their work?

• Yes, they were paid like adults

• No, they were paid little

Which of the following was a typical job worked by children?

• a. Breaking up coal

• b. Chimney sweeps

• c. Selling newspapers

• d. Working on machines

• e. All of the above

What was the main reason children were hired to work during the Industrial revolution?

• They were small.

• They could be paid less.

• They were more responsive to authority than adults were.

• all of the above

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

True or false: Children who worked were kept safe and away from dangerous equipment.

• False

• True

These boys were called "Breaking Boys" because of where they worked.

• Mudlarks

• Mule Scavenger

• Coal Mine Workers

• Climbing Boys

• Powder Monkeys

Did children make a lot of money for their work?

• Yes, they were paid like adults

• No, they were paid little

What are the downsides to child labor?

• Lung Diseases

• Risk of Death

• Extreme Heat

• All of the Above

Why was child labor created?(two answers)

• The company owners could pay them less.

• the children could fit in small machinerybut adults could not.

• The children were smart and wanted to work.

• Children wanted to be working in very horrible conditions.