1. Industrial revolution

2. Factory Conditions Industrial Revolution  Factories  Jobs
Many factories employed large numbers of children
children had always worked
from local families or orphan apprentices
Overseers were paid to watch over the children
The more the children worked, the more the overseer was paid

3. Factory Conditions Benefits of employing a child: Negatives:
Children were paid less than adults
Smaller & more nimble
“on-the-job training”
Negatives:
Cruel treatment from overseers
Underpaid
No education

4. Child Labor
We’re going to start by looking at the working conditions of children in factories.
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5. Industrial revolution

6. 1833 Factory Act Our question: Did the Factory Act work?
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