Child Labor Laws During The Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial revolution was a rough and good time. It was rough because the work was so strict and demanding and life consuming. It was good because it allowed the world to grow and develope and more people had jobs which means more people had money to succeed.
The child labor laws during the Industrial Revolution weren’t as strict as they were today. Before the industrial revolution children typically worked on family farms. During the industrial revolution children worked in unsafe factories which were often polluted and over heated. Most children were expected to work as much as adults which was anywhere from 12 to 16 hours. “History.com Staff. “Child Labor.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009”
Women during the Industrial Revolution were expected to work the same as the men but get paid less. Home life often suffered because women were working just as much as anyone else and women were also the one who took care of the …show more content…
Before the Industrial Revolution the need for coal was small but as the Industrial Revolution moved along the need for coal was great. So in result of that miners had to go deeper for more coal. Problems of the mines were the mines were very unsafe and would often times collapse which was expected as they were held up by wooden props. Mines could also flood which was time consuming because you couldn’t go any deeper. Since there were explosive gasses in these mines a spark from a miner’s pickaxe could mean big problems. Children in the mines probably had the hardest job of everyone. Children would have to push and pull mine carts filled with coal all the way to the top sometimes even being as long as 2 miles. Other children would sit in the dark with a candle and open and shut a wooden door to let in and out of the mine sometimes for hours with no one to interact with. "Coal Mines in the Industrial Revolution". HistoryLearning.com. 2015.
The Industrial revolution was a rough and good time. It was rough because the work was so strict and demanding and life consuming. It was good because it allowed the world to grow and develope and more people had jobs which means more people had money to succeed.
The child labor laws during the Industrial Revolution weren’t as strict as they were today. Before the industrial revolution children typically worked on family farms. During the industrial revolution children worked in unsafe factories which were often polluted and over heated. Most children were expected to work as much as adults which was anywhere from 12 to 16 hours. “History.com Staff. “Child Labor.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009”
Women during the Industrial Revolution were expected to work the same as the men but get paid less. Home life often suffered because women were working just as much as anyone else and women were also the one who took care of the …show more content…
Before the Industrial Revolution the need for coal was small but as the Industrial Revolution moved along the need for coal was great. So in result of that miners had to go deeper for more coal. Problems of the mines were the mines were very unsafe and would often times collapse which was expected as they were held up by wooden props. Mines could also flood which was time consuming because you couldn’t go any deeper. Since there were explosive gasses in these mines a spark from a miner’s pickaxe could mean big problems. Children in the mines probably had the hardest job of everyone. Children would have to push and pull mine carts filled with coal all the way to the top sometimes even being as long as 2 miles. Other children would sit in the dark with a candle and open and shut a wooden door to let in and out of the mine sometimes for hours with no one to interact with. "Coal Mines in the Industrial Revolution". HistoryLearning.com. 2015.