Form 10: Child Labor during the Industrial Revolution
Examine the widespread use of child labor during the Industrial Revolution. Learn about the working conditions young people faced and early calls for labor reform.
Questions
-
MultiChoice
Why did factory and mine owners frequently hire young children in the late 1800s?
-
MultiChoice
Approximately what portion of American children were employed in factories, mines, or mills by 1900?
-
MultiChoice
What title was given to young boys who worked inside dangerous coal mines separating slate from coal?
-
MultiChoice
What common health problem was experienced by young children working in textile mills?
-
MultiChoice
What nickname was given to children who sold newspapers on city street corners late at night?
-
MultiChoice
Why was school attendance low among working-class children in 19th-century industrial cities?
-
MultiChoice
Who was the photographer whose images documented child labor conditions for the National Child Labor Committee?
-
MultiChoice
What physical danger was common for young children working around spinning mill equipment?
-
MultiChoice
What reform laws were gradually passed to require children to attend school instead of working full time?
-
MultiChoice
What job was done by children who replaced empty bobbins with full ones on spinning machines?
-
MultiChoice
How did documentary photographs help change public opinion on child labor laws?
-
MultiChoice
What was the age of some of the youngest child workers recorded in 19th-century textile mills?