Industrial Revolution: Changes in the Workplace
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What was the primary reason for children working?

  • To become independent
  • To develop their social skills
  • To gain an education
  • To contribute to the family's financial survival (correct)
  • Who was the reporter who advocated for children's rights in 1887?

  • John Smith
  • John Joseph Kelso (correct)
  • James Johnson
  • Robert Brown
  • What was the original motto of the Toronto Children's Aid Society?

  • Protecting children, protecting society
  • Save the children, save the future
  • Children are our future
  • It is less expensive to save children than to punish criminals (correct)
  • What did John Joseph Kelso believe would happen to children who were not in school?

    <p>They would turn to crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year did the Ontario Provincial Government pass the Children's Charter?

    <p>1893</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason why children were often seen as economic assets to families?

    <p>Because they could contribute to the family's financial survival</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary focus of the Children's Charter?

    <p>Children's protection from abandonment, mistreatment, and neglect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the organization founded by John Joseph Kelso in 1891?

    <p>The Toronto Children's Aid Society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What would be the consequence of children working in conditions like these in Canada today?

    <p>They would be illegal and considered inhumane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main idea of the monologue rubric for child labor?

    <p>To write in first person from the character's perspective</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a common issue faced by workers in the 1880s?

    <p>Dirty and dangerous working conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did workers begin to form unions?

    <p>To improve their working conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main goal of the progressivism movement?

    <p>To promote gradual, widespread social change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the 1904 factory fire in Toronto?

    <p>It highlighted the need for improved working conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did workers demand change in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

    <p>To improve their working conditions and address poverty and disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary reason for the growing gap between workers and business owners?

    <p>Business owners wanted to increase profits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the consequence of refusing to work overtime hours without pay?

    <p>Employers could fire them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is Labour Day celebrated in Canada?

    <p>First Monday of September</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main issue addressed by the progressivism movement?

    <p>Worker exploitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did provinces begin to pass laws in the 1880s?

    <p>To improve safety conditions in the workplace</p> Signup and view all the answers

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