CORE 2 Group 1 The Progressive Movement Questions by DANIEL SANTELIK https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu Questions en-us 2019-06-04 14:22:31 UTC 2023-09-22 15:24:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Who opposed the movement and why? danielsantelik2025 https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365599235 The state government was one of the main opposers to it because without child labor the workforce would weaken intensely and almost certainly cause an economic depression. other opposers were the factory owners because the children could do many thing much more effectively than adults and the factory would most likely go out of business.]]> 2019-06-04 14:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365599235 What types of actions did people take to try and accomplish the movement’s goals? danielsantelik2025 https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365599319 The national child labor committee was one of the main people going against it. Even though the committee knew the economy would crash if child labor ended they still fought to end it. they held riots and rebellions against the states but they were often outmatched by the states police and troops. They investigated the effects of child labor and persisted to end child labor no matter the cost.]]> 2019-06-04 14:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365599319 What were the reasons for child labor? donaldmason2025 https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365600959 Shops were turning into large factories and the jobs were mainly easy to work. Children with poor families were sent to work to provide for their family and get food on their plates. Many people liked to have children in their factories because they were small and could fit in small spaces. Also they wouldn’t have to pay them as much as adults.]]> 2019-06-04 14:34:55 UTC https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365600959 What was the child labor laws/workplace safety hoping to accomplish? lilygoldman2025 https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365601216 Nineteenth century reformers and labor organizers wanted to stop child labor and improve conditions in the workplace. It took a market crash to persuade the crowd to this cause. During the Great Depression, Americans wanted all available jobs to go to adults rather than children. Both types of child labor declined in the early nineteenth century.]]> 2019-06-04 14:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365601216 Who were the leaders of the child labor movement? elizabethcao2025 https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365601288 Samuel Gompers led the New York Labor Movement. He tried to stop child labor from being used. He didn't like child labor and wanted children to be safe instead of put at risk because they have to work. Children work under very strict and bad conditions, and the jobs are often very dangerous. Most of the time companies needed children because of their small size. They needed them to fit in small spaces that adults can't go into. Children who worked wouldn't be able to go to school. ]]> 2019-06-04 14:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365601288 donaldmason2025 https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365604413 2019-06-04 14:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365604413 donaldmason2025 https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365604982 2019-06-04 14:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365604982 donaldmason2025 https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365605748 2019-06-04 14:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365605748 elizabethcao2025 https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365607187 Lewis Hine was a sociologist. He used his camera as a tool to change the way people thought of child labor. His photographs changed child labor laws in the US.]]> 2019-06-04 14:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365607187 "Group of Breaker Boys" elizabethcao2025 https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365608141 Picture by Lewis Hine]]> 2019-06-04 14:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365608141 Who did the movement hope to help?? elizabethcao2025 https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365608955 - People who worked in factories for long hours
- Children who were forced to work under very hard conditions
- People with dangerous jobs (usually children)]]> 2019-06-04 14:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/danielsantelik2025/v5je036hv5xu/wish/365608955