OK GUYS. So we are half way through the unit. Today in class we focused on the issue of Child Labor during the Progressive Era. These children between the ages of 6-15 worked long hard hours for little pay in order to help their families. They had no education and would only dream of going to school.
In class we watched a short 2 minute video that gave an introduction to child labor during the Progressive Era, then we read a primary source article which was a 10 year old boy's story of working in the coal mines in Pennsylvania. We then compared labor laws of the Progressive Era to Hawaii Labor Laws today.
Child Labor worksheets
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