Harsh Conditions
Changing the world
Origins of Breaker Boys
Child Labor
Bonus
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What was a disease that the boys got later after they left the mines
It was black lung disease
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Why did americans start to care about the breaker boys
it was because of Lewis Hine
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What is the age range the boys started to work
Ages 5 to 13
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Where did most boys work
In the mines
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What is the name of the person who took pictures of Breaker boys
Lewis Hine
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When did the harsh conditions impact the breaker boys life
After they left the mines they had health problems
200
Why did bosses not want Lewis Hine to take pictures of the boys
Lewis Hine would ruin their business so he had to lie about what he was doing
200
Where was the state breaker boys were mostly in
Pennsylvania
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Where did most girls work
In the mills
200
What is the definition of breaker boys
A breaker boy was a coal-mining worker in the United States
300
Were dangerous fumes in the mines
Yes
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What is one way boys in the mines could get hurt
By getting stuck in it
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Why did the companies do this to the boys
They did it because they were making a lot of money off the boys
300
Why did the children work
So they could support there families
300
Why did Lewis Hine take the photos
He took them because he wanted to show people to show what was happening at the coal mines so people could stop it
400
The mines were dangerous because of
sometimes the elevator breaking and some of the equipment was dangerous
400
Why did people not care about the breaker boys at first
People did not know what was going on so that is why they did not care
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Did the young boys make more than the older men
No
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How did the businesses take advantage of the kids
By most of them not knowing how to read so they did not know of the dangers in the mines or mills
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Did some of the breaker boys lie about their age
Yes some of them but their parents lied about their ages for them because of them needing money
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