girls
Did girls work in jobs?
yes they did.
what jobs did the boys have
factory and coalmine jobs, paperboy
did kids get paid
Normally no but sometimes
True or False:
Children who worked were kept safe and away from dangerous machinery.
FALSE
what year did child labor begin
early 1800s
What age did girls start working?
12 years old
long hours were common, with some child coal miners and hurriers working from
4am to 5pm
true or false
most kids lied about there age
true
what does Britain's child labor law prevent?
it mad it illegal for children under the age of 9 to work.
Government regulations during the Industrial Revolution protected children in what ways?
Putting an age limit on when they could work
what jobs did the majority of girls do
working in the factorys
true or false
when working in the mines kids often smoked cigars
true
how old did you have to be to start working?
12
what percent of adults pay did children get
10-20
what year did child labor end
1938
what clothes did the girls wear
dresses It was common for the skirt to be pleated
did the boys lie about their ages to work for other families
yes
why were kids preferred over adults
They could fit in small spaces
did the children go to school and have an education
no
what was a typical job worked by children?
Breaking up coal, Selling newspapers, Chimney sweeps.
Many young girls worked in match factories. The harsh chemicals would often cause them to lose what
their teeth.
True or False:
Child labor was fairly common during the Industrial Revolution
True
in 1870 there were over 750,000 children under the age of ?
15
How were kids treated in the 1800s?
they had few rights and were badly treated.
how past what law in 1833
briten passed a child labor law