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Industrial Revolution

Name: _________________________

Directions: Complete the following chart based on the images in the activity.

What type of job does the

child appear to have?

Explain your reasoning.

#1

#2

putting more

lining on the

sewer things

sewing

#3

about 8

10

picking up pieces of worn

out materials

#5

#6

#7

checking bottles

looking for things

working in the

fields

What stands out the most or

concerns you the most from

this image? Explain.

Little kids are to be

responsible for this

job

Usually meant

for adults not kids

15

putting metal things in a

slot

#4

What age does the child (or

children) appear to be?

5 or 6

13

7

different ages

around

12-16

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It can be

dangerous and

they could get hurt

The inhalation of the

dirt can cause problems

with breathing

Constanty

having to

check ba

and forth

Can get tiring

Exhaustion

and back

problems

can arise

Industrial Revolution

Name: _________________________

Directions: Complete the following questions after viewing the images.

1. Child labor during the Industrial Revolution was a controversial topic and images,

such as the ones in this resource, divided people’s opinions on the topic.

a. How do you think the owner or Manager of the workplaces would

respond to seeing these images? Why?

I think they would just brush it off because they only see it

as more working and more money to them

b. How do you think an organization that sought to protect children would

have responded to these images? Why?

They would probably had tried to take action or would have tried

to pass some sort of law because of the endangerment of the kids.

c. Despite the obvious dangers in the factories, many children still worked in

them during the Industrial Revolution. Why do you think this is?

So they could bring in

more money to

households.

2. The images above offer a firsthand account from the time period and shows the

sometimes dangerous situations that existed for children....