Dbq Child Labor

Child labor was a big deal and parents have to worry about their child not starving. The food use to be sitting out. If you would it; you would most likely become sick. The kids didn’t get any free time because they were working Child labor law was passed so that only a limited age can work. They would also low pay them for working. In the article (A History Of Child Labor) it states “In the United States it took many years to outlaw child labor. By 1899, 28 states had passed laws regulating child labor. Many efforts were made to pass national child labor law. The U.S. Congress passed two laws, in 1918 and 1922, but the supreme Court declared both unconstitutional. In 1924, Congress proposed a constitutional amendment prohibiting child labor, but the states did not ratify it.” Children coming home late is a problems because the crimes in the city.

Throughout history, children have always worked, either as apprentices or servants. However, child labor reached a whole new scale during the time period of the Industrial Revolution. Throughout the time frame of late 1800s-early 1900s, children worked long hours in dangerous factory conditions for very little wages. They were considered useful as laborers because their small stature allowed them to be cramped into smaller spaces, and they could be paid less for their services. Many worked to help support their families, and by doing so, they forwent their education. Numerous nineteenth century reformers and labor groups sought to restrict child labor and to improve working conditions.

Throughout the 1700’s and the early 1800’s child labor was a major issue in American society. Children have always worked for family businesses whether it was an agricultural farming situation or working out of a family business in some type of workplace. This was usually seen in families of middle or lower class because extra help was needed to support the family. Child labor dramatically changed when America went through the Industrial Revolution. When America’s industrial revolution came into play, it opened a new world to child labor. Children were now needed to work in factories, mills, and mines. These were not ordinary jobs for young children, these jobs required much time, effort, and hard work. “American

Daniel Zheng APUSH Wells March 4th, 2016 APUSH DBQ: Evaluate the effectiveness of Progressive Era and the federal government in bringing about reforms at the national level… During the period of 1900-1920, which is now also known as the Progressive Era, the United States witnessed many beneficial changes in hopes of improving the American lifestyle hence labelling the era as progressive. Not only did the reformers and the federal government succeed in major changes such as woman suffrage, they also managed to regain control from corporate powers that had formed monopolies during the Gilded Age. Furthermore, with the influx of immigrants through Angel and Ellis islands, the increase of child labor became one of the most prominent issues within large corporations. Precautions for basic sanitary and safety needs were not met hence not

Child labor was a shameful problem in our country from 1832 to 1938. Child labor existed in most states including many in the North and South, each state with different rules. Some states require night-time work and more than 8 hours of labor, while some states are more respectful. There were multiple people against child labor, but one of the most famous would be Florence Kelley. Florence Kelley was a progressive, suffragette, social worker, and one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People who was born in Philadelphia in 1859. She was a strong and successful voice during the child labor movement. She gave a speech at the convention for the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia

In document E there is images of children working in factories both girls and boys. Children were expected to work under the same conditions as adults. Children had to deal with machines and factories. Child labor population started to grow because the need of help of children in factories made all families involve children into working. Children had to sacrifice their own lives into something they didn't belong to but they still did it to help out their families. This was one of the family worst decision to send children into working because children were working under the same condition as an adult and they did not have any protection. In document F it also shows an image of how unions started to do organizations for workers and children rights. There was 3 unions formed, Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor, and Industrial Workers if the World. The organizations were meant to help out the workers, women, and children. These organizations started using both boycotts and strikes as strategies to achieve their goal . Their main goals were to give workers eight hours of workday, increase wages, improve working conditions, and put an end to child labor. This topic relates to my next topic because workers and their families were mainly struggling for their low

In 1900, children as young as nine years old were once expected to work sixteen hours a day in harsh conditions. They were useful because of their small size and the owners being able to pay low wages. Child labor laws exist because brave men, women, and children fought for these rights. The conditions of the children’s working environment caused Lewis Hine and the newsies to act upon it.

Today we have child labor laws, which prohibit the use of children as workers. During the industrial revolution, there was no such thing. You can see in Lewis W. Hine’s photo that a child is dangerously balancing on a milk crate so he can reach the machine. (Lewis W. Hine) Children worked extremely dangerous jobs for very little pay. This boy in the photo could easily fall from where he is balancing and could cut himself open on the machine.

The road to fair and equal child labor laws was definitely not an easy one, nor was it a quick one. Throughout the 1800’s, it was normal to see school aged children working 50-70 hour weeks, leaving out the time to get an education, socialize,

Document 1: I think that the poor working conditions for the poor and poor children is due to population growth. When the population of laborers grows faster than the production of food, wages drop, so the workers have to work more and in worse conditions just in order to make even less money. I think morally, it is our job to try and help the poor and establish equality, so if we were to make checks on population, such as contraception and celibacy, the population would remain low enough for the amount of food production to sustain humans, so wages would remain steady and the poor would have better working conditions. Document 2:

During the Progressive Era many changes came to America, such as abolishment of child labor and changes to the living and working conditions. Workers were given fewer working hours and were paid a fair salary for the work that they did. As for living conditions, tenements were fixed for more suitable living. Progressives also ended, and worked to prevent, child labor. Furthermore, poor living and working conditions did, eventually, lead to changes that benefit Americans in the Progressive Era.

Working at the factory was not very enjoyable for the laborers for it involved a repetitive amount of work in an extremely hot environment. Factories were dirty and rarely cleaned, which caused the workers to get extremely sick. Sickness spread easily especially with everyone working in the same closed space.  Machines were unsafe and could potentially provoke life-threatening injuries. Children got involved for they were naive, cheap, and easier to control. Child labor continued to grow and many died or got sick because of this. The laborers were exploited, taken advantage of, and oppressed. Even if it harms other people, entrepreneurs and business owners would do whatever it takes to get their hands on the pot of gold. After all, money means

One problem in the 1900s was child labor, which was not an uncommon sight in the factories. The children who worked at these factories would be exposed to harsh chemicals and could possibly lose and arm or limb to the machineries. Children as young as 16 years old would work in those unsafe, overcrowded factories instead of going to school to receive an education. To resolve the child labor issue, many states begun passing laws that made child labor illegal. As shown in the illustration in document 7, the state of Georgia passed the Georgia Child Labor laws, which took children out of Georgia Factories and into schools for education (document 7). Also shown in document 2, in

“The demand for labor grew, and in the late 19th and early 20th centuries many children were drawn into the labor force. Factory wages were so low that children often had to work to help support their families. However, child laborers rarely experienced their youth” (National Archives). Child labor was a “normal” thing to many people

These reform movements sought to promote basic changes in American society. Some of the changes the reformers sought were to abolish slavery which meant that when they were free they could have the ability to hold jobs where they could earn money and child labor . The most effective weapon in its campaign were photographs taken by Lewis Hine that showed boys and girls as young as eight years of age working with dangerous equipment in coal mines and factories. In 1910, many states had created a law enforcing legislation to establish the minimum legal age when children could work was between 12 and 16 and the hours were undefined. Each of these individuals held different goals. Some wished to leave, while some wished to stay but they were united