Primary Sources- Time Machine (1902): Children working in the Pennsylvania coal mines

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Read the passage Time Machine (1902): Children working in the Pennsylvania coal mines. Then answer the questions below.

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Read the passage Time Machine (1902): Children working in the Pennsylvania coal mines. Then answer the questions below.

Last updated 11 months ago

3 questions

Note from the author:

Read the passage Time Machine (1902): Children working in the Pennsylvania coal mines. Then answer the questions below.

Instructions

Read the passage Time Machine (1902): Children working in the Pennsylvania coal mines. Then answer the questions below.

Required

Question 1

Which statement BEST describes the purpose of this source?

to share the wages of children working in the early 1900s

to shed light on the mistreatment of children in the coal industry

to describe the origins of the coal  industry

to explain how hard coal miners work in Pennsylvania

Required

Question 2

A large percentage of those employed in coal mines were children.

The coal mines paid children much less for their labor than adults were paid for the same work.

Coal mines regularly broke the law with their hiring practices.

Coal mining was the only industry that offered to pay children. 

Children working in the coal mines often became manual laborers as adults.

Required

Question 3

the source includes information about labor laws in Pennsylvania
the author of the source visited the mines and witnessed the situation first-hand
the audience of the source is unclear from the source itself
the source includes direct quotes from people involved in mining
the author of the source did not stay at the mines long-term to witness the lives of people over time

Question 1

to share the wages of children working in the early 1900s

to shed light on the mistreatment of children in the coal industry

to describe the origins of the coal  industry

to explain how hard coal miners work in Pennsylvania

Question 2

A large percentage of those employed in coal mines were children.

The coal mines paid children much less for their labor than adults were paid for the same work.

Coal mines regularly broke the law with their hiring practices.

Coal mining was the only industry that offered to pay children. 

Children working in the coal mines often became manual laborers as adults.

Question 3

the source includes information about labor laws in Pennsylvania
the author of the source visited the mines and witnessed the situation first-hand
the audience of the source is unclear from the source itself
the source includes direct quotes from people involved in mining
the author of the source did not stay at the mines long-term to witness the lives of people over time