https://padlet.com/1040549/v1hnzxdkj2q7 The Industrial Revolution was an era where technology had rapidly grown in the United States. It first began in Europe during the 18th century, but quickly spread to America in 1790. en-us 2019-04-02 15:16:03 UTC 2025-11-15 19:29:43 UTC hello@padlet.com 1040549 https://padlet.com/1040549/v1hnzxdkj2q7/wish/347681601 -Many children in work labor lost limbs or fingers, maybe even faced death. Since they worked long hours, they were often too tired. This meant that they were most likely to pay less attention to their work and their hands. This could result in injury very quickly. 
-Children worked very long hours, often forced by their parents due to money.]]> 2019-04-02 15:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/1040549/v1hnzxdkj2q7/wish/347681601 1040549 https://padlet.com/1040549/v1hnzxdkj2q7/wish/347682704 -Many of the parents who put their children in work labor were looking to make extra money to provide food and clothing, or to support the household. 
-Children were also sent to work to learn certain skills that their parents didn't know. Because they were taught other skills such as manufacturing or farm work, they could learn to provide goods not only for the family, but they would be able to trade their items in for other items they didn't know how to make.]]> 2019-04-02 15:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/1040549/v1hnzxdkj2q7/wish/347682704 1040549 https://padlet.com/1040549/v1hnzxdkj2q7/wish/347683091 -Children were less likely to complain about working conditions or pay, for they were just working because their family wanted them to. If you were to hire a grown up, they were more likely to be aware of the way the employers treated them or the how they payed them.
-Children are still able to work harder than an old person would, because they are still young. They not worned out yet. Employers are looking for employees that are more likely to be good at their work.]]> 2019-04-02 15:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1040549/v1hnzxdkj2q7/wish/347683091 1040549 https://padlet.com/1040549/v1hnzxdkj2q7/wish/347683450 -People weren't concerned about working their children a little hard, because after all, they were still receiving money. However, after realizing the conditions and the hard work children were put through while looking at photographer Lewis Hine's photos that he took. People began looking at Child Labor at another perspective. They thought that working kids at a young age, 4-5 years old, was too young. Thus, they started suggesting that children couldn't work, and around teenage hood was the right age to work.]]> 2019-04-02 15:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/1040549/v1hnzxdkj2q7/wish/347683450 1040549 https://padlet.com/1040549/v1hnzxdkj2q7/wish/347683871 -Many laws were about the the age they could start working, number of hours a adolescent would be able to work,  what jobs are suitable for each age, and so on. Some examples of Child Labor Laws that were made are listed below. 
-According to federal law, you can start working once you are fifteen years of age.
-Once you become 16 to 17 years old, you are able to work under any of the required work conditions.]]> 2019-04-02 15:29:15 UTC https://padlet.com/1040549/v1hnzxdkj2q7/wish/347683871