Age Of Reform

This is a picture of workers in a factory. Why was this picture most likely taken? to advertise that kids could get jobs to expose the horrors of child labor to show pride in children at work to show that night workers were needed

What were the major problems in the British parliamentary system? Check all that apply. -Only five percent of the population was able to vote. -Only wealthy landowners were able to vote. -Only wealthy business owners were able to vote. -Large cities were extremely underrepresented. -Large and small cities had equal representation.

What was going on in Europe that most likely influenced the reform movements of the 1800s? Governments were slow to act. Populations were increasing rapidly. Revolutions were spreading across Europe. Populations were decreasing as a result of emigration.

In both Britain and the United States, what happened in the 1870s that limited child labor? As unions became stronger, they didn't allow children under 14 to work. Laws passed in both countries prohibited children under 14 from working. Laws passed in both countries limited children to work only 8 hours a day. Compulsory education and attendance laws were passed in both countries.

During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward slavery? Calls for the abolition of slavery increased. Even more slaves were put to work in factories. Factory owners refused to use slaves as their workers. Runaway slaves were not prosecuted.

What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming? They paid off union leaders so they would stay away. They had union leaders arrested for no cause. They only hired workers who promised they would not join a union. They used force to end union activities.

A major accomplishment of Britain's Reform Act of 1832 was that it gave voting rights to the middle class. all males. all citizens. former enslaved persons.

How did women use their positions in the workforce to demand rights? Check all that apply. -They joined unions. -They changed the rules where they worked. -They got separate restrooms from men. -They formed women's suffrage organizations. -They won property rights.

Who was instrumental in leading the movement for child labor reform? Lewis Hine William Wilberforce Parliament Congress

Britain abolished slavery in 1865, after the United States did. in 1804, before the United States did. in 1833, before the United States did. in 1848, after the United States did.