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Which state was the first to pass a statewide law in 1847?
Which state was the first to pass a statewide law in 1847?
- Massachusetts
- Pennsylvania
- New Hampshire (correct)
- Fall River
Which state quickly passed a law prohibiting children under age twelve from working more than ten hours a day?
Which state quickly passed a law prohibiting children under age twelve from working more than ten hours a day?
- Massachusetts (correct)
- New Hampshire
- Pennsylvania
- Fall River
Which age group of children should balance their labor with education and time for leisure according to public officials in New England?
Which age group of children should balance their labor with education and time for leisure according to public officials in New England?
- Children between ages eighteen and twenty-one
- Children between ages nine and twelve
- Children between ages twelve and fifteen (correct)
- Children between ages fifteen and eighteen
Which organization mobilized to establish a ten-hour workday across industries in the 1840s?
Which organization mobilized to establish a ten-hour workday across industries in the 1840s?
Who launched some of the earliest strikes for better conditions in the factories?
Who launched some of the earliest strikes for better conditions in the factories?
What was the main argument used by labor activists to support the establishment of a ten-hour workday?
What was the main argument used by labor activists to support the establishment of a ten-hour workday?