Seeing is Believing

Hine's goal for taking pictures of kids at work was to open the public's eyes to the horrors of child labor.

• True

• False

Hine was not concerned with children who worked doing odd jobs after school or did chores.

• True

• False

Why wasn't Hine concerned about children who worked at odd job after school or did chores?

What do you think Hine meant by the following statement?

"The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work."

What were some the reasons why children were hired?

• They were too small to complain

• hiring them was cheap

• to replace adult workers

• All of these reasons

Poor families didn't need their children's wages to survive.

• True

• False

States passed laws to regulate working hours and wages for children.

• True

• False

Which of the following was NOT a problem with the laws that were passed?

• They were filled with loopholes.

• They favored manufacturers.

• They took years to be implemented.

The National Child Labor Committee was a militant committee founded in _____.

• 1944

• 1904

• 1934

• 1974

Why was the National Children Labor Committee established?