Child labor refers to the employment of children in work that is harmful or prevents them from receiving proper education. During the Industrial Revolution, children were often exploited as cheap labor in factories, mines, or other hazardous occupations.
Picture this - instead of spending their afternoons playing sports or doing homework like they should be, kids are forced to do tough chores all day long without any breaks. That's what child labor was like - robbing children of their childhood and putting them into dangerous jobs at a young age.
Factory Acts: Laws passed during the 19th century in Britain aimed at regulating working conditions for both adults and children in factories.
Coal Mines Act (1842): An act passed by the British Parliament prohibiting underground work for women and girls as well as boys under ten years old.
Compulsory Education: The requirement for children to attend school, which gradually became more widespread after the Industrial Revolution to combat child labor and ensure proper education.
Which of the following describes the impact of industrialization on child labor in Europe?
How did child labor during Industrial Revolution differ significantly from adult labor?
How did industrialization impact child labor in the 19th-century Europe?
Why might secondary sources from modern historians about child labor in factories during the Industrial Revolution have limitations?
What was a major social consequence of child labor during the Industrial Revolution?
How would labor movements of the late-19th century differ if child labor was completely abolished at the onset of industrialization?
Which 19th-century social reform movement aimed to end child labor in factories?
Why did child labor diminish towards the end of the Industrial revolution?
What limitation did Factory Act (1833) have regarding child labor in England?
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