Victorian Times - Child Labour

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Victorian Era - Child Labour

Why didn't children refuse to work?

Which children worked instead of going to school?

1. parents
2. poor children
3. rich children

Why were many children forced to work?

Why were children employed to work in factories, give one reason.

What were children that
work in factories
not allowed to do?

What was coal used for in the Victorian Era?

1. For driving
2. For a steam boat/trains
3. For cooking and heating the house
4. For their fire place

How many hours did children need to work at factories?

1. 12 hours a day
2. 2 hours a day
3. 18 hours a day
4. 16 hours a day

What did the children need to do in textile mills?

Where did the children work who were the less lucky ones?

Children were better chimney sweepers than adults.

1. true
2. false

What was the job of a trapper?

Under what age was it illegal to work in coal mines (in 1847)?

How old was the youngest child that died in the coal mine?

1. 6
2. 7
3. 9
4. 11

What are drawers?

What ways did children die during their work?

1. By drowning
2. By a horse that fell on the child
3. By an explosion
4. Crushed against a wall by a horse