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The answers to the questions can be found by clicking on the web link. Copy the questions onto a word processing page and type your answers. 1. In 1838 a Factory Act was passed to improve conditions for children working in factories. What were the main points of the act? http://learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/snapshots/snapshot13/snapshot13.htm 2. Look at the Factory Report on this page. How long had the boys worked with hardly a break? http://learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/snapshots/snapshot13/snapshot13.htm 3.Describe the job of a trapper in a mine. http://www.derwentside.org.uk/edujobs/stpatricks/victimes3.htm 4. Look at the list of companies in Macclesfield that broke the law in 1836. What was the most common offence? http://learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/snapshots/snapshot13/snapshot13.htm 5. What can you find out about houses built by factory owners? http://learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/snapshots/snapshot14/snapshot14.htm 6. The 1844 Factory Act reduced the hours of work for children between eight and thirteen. How many hours were they allowed to work? http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IR1844.htm 7.In the textile factories what were the youngest children usually employed as? http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRscavengers.htm 8. Make a list of the sort of food the children in the factories had to eat. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRfood.factory.htm 9. List some of the the punishments that were handed out to children in the factories? http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRpunishments.htm 10. Children as young as five were expected to work. Write the list of jobs for children. http://www.victorianweb.org/victorian/history/hist8.html
You can find out lots more information about childrens' lives in Victorian times by visiting the web sites used in this Quest. Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.htm The Public Record Office: http://www.pro.gov.uk/education/default.htm The Victorian Web: http://www.victorianweb.org Life In Victorian Times: http://www.derwentside.org.uk/edujobs/stpatricks/victimes.htm |
