WorksheetsChild Labor in the Industrial Revolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
How young did some children begin to work during the Industrial Revolution?
4 years old
9 years old
12 years old
16 years old
It was illegal for children to work during this time.
Government regulations during the Industrial Revolution protected children in what ways?
Putting an age limit on when they could work
Limiting hours
Limiting the types of jobs they could do
Providing free health care
There were no regulations
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?
Social Security Act
Disability Act
Civil Rights Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
There were no laws passed to protect workers
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?
Breaking up coal
Chimney sweeps
Selling newspapers.
Working on machines.
All of the above.
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 worked fast
They worked for low wages
All of the above
What happened to many girls who worked in matchstick factories?
They lost their hair
They grew extremely tall
They lost their teeth
They got lung cancer
True or False: Over 50% of workers in some British factories were under the age of 14 in the early 1800s.
True
False
