Child Labor
What was the name of the act Parliament passed to regulate excessive child labor?
The Factory Act of 1833
Who were the two women whose experiences as abolitionists led them to become women's rights advocates?
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Thomas Hawksley built the first ___________ systems in Britain in the 1870s by hooking up pipes to an engine to keep dirty water out of the pipes.
Urban clean water
Why did some people continue to work even though they knew the risks?
Because they needed the money or job security to provide for their families
What led to legislation requiring factories to improve their safety standards?
The fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company
What age range did the government make education mandatory, pushing more kids out of the factories and into desks?
Ages 5-10
What was the name of the most important American group that protested women's rights and anti-slavery?
the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society
By 1875 a new ______ ensured the government was responsible for the safety of its residents.
Public Health Act
Who wrote the famously revealing book about the dangerous and horrible working conditions in factories named, "The Jungle"?
Upton Sinclair
What were the two diseases Stephen Smith linked to the unsanitary conditions in New York City?
Typhus and Cholera