Colonial Times
When a family has more kids than chores, they employed their children as...
Maid, plowboy, or servant.
True or False: Age was a major factor when it came to "being ready to work."
False.
By class and area.
What percentage of high school students have worked, or will work sometime in their high school career?
About 80%
In what year did Atlanta's economy become industrial?
1913.
At what age were children expected to start helping with farm work and household chores?
Age 5.
What was more important when it came to "being ready to work"?
Physical size.
If families were struggling financially, how were kids used?
As resources.
The Federal Child Labor Law wasn't enforced until 1938. What year was Georgia's Child Labor Law written?
1878.
While Atlanta became urban and industrial, Georgia remained mostly...
(urban or industrial)
Urban.
Colonial laws were modeled after British laws. both of which found ways to makes sure children weren't...
1 in 8 children were employed in what year?
1870.
Why were lower class families forced to use their children as labor?
Because they couldn't afford to save for their children's future.
The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) reviews work permits to ensure job duties do not appear to be in violation of the law if the employee is under the age of...
18.
Atlanta's two biggest employers in 1913 showed off Atlanta's industrialism. What were Atlanta's two biggest employers at the time?
The Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills.
At what age were orphans sent to find either an apprenticeship or a place to practice housework?
Age 13.
Between the years of 1890 and 1900 no less than 18% of kids were employed. What ages were those kids?
10-15 years old.
How did younger boys in urban areas make money?
By delivering newspapers.
Child labor laws do not apply to what jobs?
Yard work, babysitting, shoe-shining, and newspaper deliveries.
Who promoted Atlanta's economical development?
Henry W. Grady.
Children were expected to be prepared to find a job to make money with the exception of who?
Southern plantation owners and Northern merchants.
By 1900, how many kids were employed?
1 in 5.
What kind of work did younger boys in rural areas do?
Break up coal in mines.
Children ages 14-15 cannot work more than how many hours during a non-school week?
40 hours.
Atlanta was being sold as the "New South." What did the "New South" distance itself from?
The Civil War.