HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the small tunnels of the mines allowed them to work deep in the mines
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they could be paid less in wages than men
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they were well educated and could run the expensive machinery
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families needed the money so mine owners knew their parents would allow it to keep the families together
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Detailed explanation-1: -One explanation came from the industrialists and factory owners – children were a cheap source of labor that allowed them to stay competitive.
Detailed explanation-2: -This was so primarily because only children could reach the deep coal mining spots where the path was too narrow for adults to cross. Even younger kids were hired to work as trappers. These trappers would sit in the dark coal mines to open and shut doors when the coal wagons travelled through the mines.
Detailed explanation-3: -Children were put to work in the Gilded Age due to the low cost of their labor, their ability to repair intricate components of machinery in factories due to their small hand size, and they were much less likely to unionize than adult workers.
Detailed explanation-4: -No children were to work in factories under the age of nine (though by this stage numbers were few). A maximum working week of 48 hours was set for those aged 9 to 13, limited to eight hours a day; and for children between 13 and 18 it was limited to 12 hours daily.