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Age of Industry/Child Labor

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  • Laws were created to make it illegal for children to
    work
  • What invention made it easier to get to work?
    electric streetcar and automobile
  • could strikes ever be deadly or bloody? true or false
    true
  • Why did cities become important?
    Industries grew
  • When workers refuse to work, it was called a
    strike
  • What is urbanization?
    moving to cities
  • many children's jobs were
    dangerous
  • many photographers took pictures during child labor
    and it made people angry
  • Many immigrants had to work in bad conditions called
    sweatshops
  • What union was formed to help workers improve conditions?
    labor
  • children were forced to
    work
  • how old could a child be to work
    five
  • Many factories had no _______ _________, so they were dangerous
    fire escapes
  • hot conditions, little money, long work hours were common in __________ and ______
    sweatshops factories
  • what invention made it easier to work longer hours?
    light bulbs
  • Improved pay, better working conditions, and safety were part of what the labor union wanted for change true or false
    true
  • workers struggled to have just enough
    food
  • Pay for a week was a terrible _____ dollars
    10