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

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3 Questions
Note from the author:
Read the passage Time Machine (1902): Children working in the Pennsylvania coal mines. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Time Machine (1902): Children working in the Pennsylvania coal mines. Then answer the questions below.
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1.

Which statement BEST describes the purpose of this source?

D2.His.13.6-8
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2.

Based on the source, what can be concluded about the coal industry in the early twentieth-century United States? Select two correct answers.

D2.His.1.6-8
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3.

Drag each item to the correct box based on whether it is a valuable feature of the source or a limitation of the source.

  • the author of the source did not stay at the mines long-term to witness the lives of people over time
  • the source includes direct quotes from people involved in mining
  • the audience of the source is unclear from the source itself
  • the author of the source visited the mines and witnessed the situation first-hand
  • the source includes information about labor laws in Pennsylvania
  • Valuable features of the source
  • Limitations of the source
D2.His.10.6-8