Read the passages below and answer the question. “Two children I know got employment in a factory when they were five years old…
the spinning men or women employ children if they can get a child to do their business…the child is paid one shilling or one shilling and six pence, and they will take that (five year old) child before they take an older one who will cost more.” --George Gould, a Manchester merchant, written in 1816. “The smallest child in the factories were scavengers……they go under the machine, while it is going…it is very dangerous when they first come, but they become used to it.” --Charles Aberdeen worked in a Manchester cotton factory, written in 1832. Based on the passages above, what are two possible reasons factory owners employed children? Explain your answer using evidence from the text. Write your response in at least four sentences.
One reason factory owners employed children because they were significantly cheaper than hiring an adult. "the child is paired one shilling or one shilling and six pence". This shows that it's more cost efficient to hire a child.
Another reason factory owners employed children because of their size. Here is a quote to support this "The smallest child in the factories were scavengers they go under the machine". This shows that if the child is smaller they can do more dangerous jobs than an adult.
It was the "War of the Roses" that was a fight for control of the English throne. The origins of the war are very complex, but in general the Rose families all believed that they had the right to inherit the monarchy.
Assuming you're referring to the Civil War, African Americans received the best treatment in the North, since the North was fighting the war specifically to end the institution of slavery.
It is often suggested that national television news coverage of the civil rights movement helped transform the United States by showing Americans the violence of segregation and the dignity of the African American quest for equal rights.
The main focus of the
labor unions that formed during the Second Industrial Revolution was to
safeguard and protect the common benefits of the worker class and to present
their interests in an organized manner. In the industrial sector for example
the organized labor unions stood for the better salary to the workers, reasonable
time span of work and also for a safe and healthy environment to work with.
