WorksheetsChild Labor During the Industrial Revolution
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the main problem with child labor during the Industrial Revolution in the United States?
Children were working long hours for little pay in unsafe conditions.
Children were not allowed to work at all.
Children were paid higher wages than adults.
Children were only employed in agriculture.
What was the purpose of the National Child Labor Committee formed in 1904?
To achieve federal child labor legislation and provide mandatory education.
To increase wages for child workers.
To promote child labor as beneficial for economic growth.
To organize strikes for better working conditions.
What was the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 primarily aimed at?
Setting a minimum age of sixteen for full-time work.
Allowing children to work in agriculture.
Increasing wages for child workers.
Prohibiting children from working in mines.
Why did some children lie about their ages during the Industrial Revolution?
To secure jobs and help their families survive.
To avoid mandatory education.
To work in agriculture.
To join unions and organize strikes.
What was the ptoblem with child labor during the Industrial Revolution?
Children were not working at all.
Children were paid high wages.
Children were being exploited and taken advantage of.
Children were given proper education.
In which industries did children work during the Industrial Revolution?
Healthcare and Medicine
Finance and Banking
Technology and IT
Manufacturing and Production
Why were children often preferred employees over adults during the Industrial Revolution?
Children were more reliable
Children could be employed at a cheaper rate
Children were stronger and more skilled
Children were more educated
What were some of the dangers children faced while working during the Industrial Revolution?
Long working hours and low pay
Lack of education and illness
Unsafe working conditions and industrial accidents
All of the above
How many hours a day did children usually work in the mills during the Industrial Revolution?
11-12 hours
15-16 hours
8-10 hours
13-14 hours
When did all states pass some form of education requirement legislation?
1938
1918
1912
Never
Who took photographs of child laborers during the early 20th century?
Lewis W. Hine
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
When was the Fair Labor Standards Act passed?
1945
1912
1938
1908
What was the minimum age for children to work full-time hours according to the Fair Labor Standards Act?
16 years
12 years
14 years
18 years
Which of the following was not one of Mr. Fuller's underage jobs?
Picking Huckleberries
Collecting beer cans along highways
Shoveling shit
Cutting and splitting firewood
Making burritos at Taco Bell
How many years in total has Mr. Fuller worked at various jobs?
15 years
20 years
25 years
Over 50 years
