Timeline by Zamari Powell

1 Infanticide

malaiselancaster — 2024-04-07 20:30:07 UTC

Infanticide is the killing of young children and infants and this has been happening since the early times ,in early Rome i didn't see a specific date in the textbook it states that the father was given complete power to kill ,abandon, or even sell his child. Some cultures saw practice of infanticide as a means of controlling and maintaining the population. In England and in many different cultures as well infanticide was an unwed womans solution to her shameful act.

2 Issues of dependence

malaiselancaster — 2024-04-07 20:30:29 UTC

Children were dependent on their families not only the reason they wee born but also for survival. In Europe they established a concept of ownership and a hierarchy where children were at the bottom, and the children with poor families had it the worst. Some Children were slaves to their guardians having to do whatever they were told if not they would be beaten and neglected.

3 Issue of discipline

malaiselancaster — 2024-04-07 20:30:33 UTC

Discipline has always been a controversial topic school masters and mistresses was accorded the same right to use corporal punishment during school hours. In colonial Boston they would use an instrument called a flapper which was a 6 inch leather with a whole in the middle with a wooden handle in which they would strict the child on their bottom most of the time.

4 Child Labor

malaiselancaster — 2024-04-07 20:30:36 UTC

One of the earliest forms of child labor was called indenture, it was a system which a parent apprenticed their children to masters who taught them trade but who were free to use them as virtual slaves in exchange for room and board. Indenture begins at a young age and goes and continued to 14 and 16 years old for boys and 21 years old for girls , writing by historians proved that apprentice masters could be cruel.

1800s

malaiselancaster — 2024-04-07 20:30:39 UTC

going into the 1800s the United States the role of children remained the same and there was a little to no change, they continue to be property of their parents and would continue to still have to go to work. And they were not treated right they would get beat they would get neglected, and they were sent them to work as a population increase and society became more impersonal children being assaulted was more easily hidden.

1880s

malaiselancaster — 2024-04-07 20:30:43 UTC

In the late 1880s the settlement house movement evolved it helped the future of children and their families and had a substantial impact on the reduction of child labor. However, although they did not have as much child labor, children were still traumatized at the fact that they had to work in factories from early morning to late at night, with little to no brakes.

Infanticide continued

malaiselancaster — 2024-04-07 22:51:39 UTC

The Bible cites that Abraham’s intention to sacrifice his son Isaac, to god in the case of Abraham babies were offered to appease gods and in some way infanticide was associated with religious beliefs. Attempting to limit family size or to ensure financial stability were also some reasons for killing children.

Issue of dependence continued

malaiselancaster — 2024-04-07 22:56:19 UTC

In 1601 the Elizabeth poor law sought to give help to families and children by dictating that relief must be offered to the destitute the poor were separated into three categories, the able bodied poor, the impotent poor , and dependent children. ( cross on -tower.1.2.6).

Able bodied poor- those who were considered capable and therefore forced to work
Impotent poor- those who were old ,disable, or mothers, who were excused from work and aid was provided by the state
Dependent children- those who were orphaned or abandoned and aid was provided

Issue of discipline continued

malaiselancaster — 2024-04-07 23:15:50 UTC

Obedience was the primary virtue to develop in children, disobedience often carried significant fines even older kids were subject to these rules, an 1864 law stated “ if any children above sixteen years old of sufficient understanding shall curse or mite their natural father or mother they shall be put to death unless it can be sufficiently testified that the parents have been unchristianly negligent in the education of such children or so provoked them by extreme and cruel correction that have been forced there unto to preserve themselves from death or maiming.

Child labor continued

malaiselancaster — 2024-04-07 23:29:55 UTC

Indenture and child labor were also common issues throughout the United States as well the industrial revolution progressed the practice of bringing children into the labor market began to be a concern. Children were brought to colonies to work until they were about 24 years old child labor was seen as inexpensive to the labor market jobs like chimney sweeping, and mining were suited for children with little bodies.