Child Labor in the Industrial Revolution
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Why did many children work as chimney sweeps?

  • To get an education
  • To work with their parents
  • Due to their small and thin size (correct)
  • To earn a high income

    • What was one of the dangerous tasks children performed in cotton factories?

  • Weaving cotton threads together
  • Operating large spinning machines
  • Repairing broken cotton threads inside machines (correct)
  • Managing the cotton inventory

    • What was a common role for children in coal mines?

  • Operating heavy machinery
  • Managing the financial records
  • Pushing trucks of coal or opening/closing doors in tunnels (correct)
  • Supervising the adult workers

    • Why did Lord Shaftesbury establish free schools for poor children?

    <p>To provide education and prevent child labor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant change occurred by the end of Victorian times regarding children and school?

    <p>All children attended school until the age of 10</p> Signup and view all the answers

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