Child Labor

children worked _____ hours for very ______ pay.

• long, high

• long, little

• short, high

• short, little

What does child labor mean ?

• Treating children nicely

• Loving children

• Forcing children to do dangerous work even if they do not want to

• Taking children to prison

who were some of the people who helped try to destroy child labor?

• women

• carpetbaggers

• progressives

• rough riders

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

• False

• True

Did children earn a lot of money working during the Industrial Revolution?

• Yes; they were paid like adults

• No; they were paid less than adults

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

• False

• True

What were the typical jobs of children during the Industrial Revolution?

• factory workers

• breaking up coal in coal mines

• chimney sweepers

• All of the above

Child labor is ANY work done by children under the age of

• 16
• 13
• 12
• 10

Which of the following BEST explains the physical impact of child labor

• children were losing limbs and lives
• children did not get an education
• children did not have any social skills
• children were working long hours