Form 10: Child Labor during the Industrial Revolution Exercise

Form 10: Child Labor during the Industrial Revolution

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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

  1. MultiChoice

    Why did factory and mine owners frequently hire young children in the late 1800s?

  2. MultiChoice

    Approximately what portion of American children were employed in factories, mines, or mills by 1900?

  3. MultiChoice

    What title was given to young boys who worked inside dangerous coal mines separating slate from coal?

  4. MultiChoice

    What common health problem was experienced by young children working in textile mills?

  5. MultiChoice

    What nickname was given to children who sold newspapers on city street corners late at night?

  6. MultiChoice

    Why was school attendance low among working-class children in 19th-century industrial cities?

  7. MultiChoice

    Who was the photographer whose images documented child labor conditions for the National Child Labor Committee?

  8. MultiChoice

    What physical danger was common for young children working around spinning mill equipment?

  9. MultiChoice

    What reform laws were gradually passed to require children to attend school instead of working full time?

  10. MultiChoice

    What job was done by children who replaced empty bobbins with full ones on spinning machines?

  11. MultiChoice

    How did documentary photographs help change public opinion on child labor laws?

  12. MultiChoice

    What was the age of some of the youngest child workers recorded in 19th-century textile mills?