Industrial Revolution

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• Factories opened

• Transportation advanced

• Machinery advanced

• All of the above

Why did children start working?

• They had nothing to do

• They wanted to work

• Countries did not have enough people to work

• None of the above

Who did factories prefer to employ?

• Women

• Children

• Men

• Slaves

What percentage did they pay children compared to adults?

• 10 to 20%

• 50 to 70%

• 80 to 90%

• The same

What jobs did children do?

• Selling newspapers

• Breaking up coal

• Sweeping chimneys

• All of the above

What are the health results of children working during the Industrial Revolution?

• Losing fingers and limbs

• Growing faster and being healthy

• Gaining weight

• None of the above

Children developed chronical diseases like lung diseases.

• True

• False

How many children worked in the U.S.A. under the age of 15?

• 20,000

• 6,000

• 500

• 750,000

What percentage of children worked in Britain under the age of 14?

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

• 80%

What act ended child labor in the U.S.A.?

• Stop Child Labor Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• No Children Working Act

• None of the above