HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Detailed explanation-1: -Use of breaker boys Until about 1900, nearly all coal breaking facilities in the United States were labor-intensive. The removal of impurities was done by hand, usually by breaker boys between the ages of 8 and 12 years old. The use of breaker boys began around 1866.
Detailed explanation-2: -Children work both above and under ground. In the tunnels and mineshafts they risk death from explosions, rock falls, and tunnel collapse. They breathe air filled with dust and sometimes toxic gases. Above ground, children dig, crush, mill, and haul ore – often in the hot sun.
Detailed explanation-3: -Children who are destitute and abandoned are usually trafficked to work in mines due to which many children are forced to work in mines. LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES-: Most of the mining takes place in remote areas where other forms of employment are difficult to find.
Detailed explanation-4: -Working in a coal mine is dangerous. Workers face many issues like the collapsing of the tunnels. The mines could flood with water due to various factors. As the workers deal with dynamites to blast coal, they are also exposed to poisonous gasses.