What Was the Significance of the Factory Act of 1833

question 33

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the Factory Act of 1833 in Great Britain?

• A) It outlawed the employment of children under nine years of age in most textile mills and limited the number of days and hours older children could work.
• B) It made it illegal for any child under thirteen years of age to work rather than go to school.
• C) It outlawed the employment of children under thirteen years of age and limited the number of hours older children could work to eight hours a day.
• D) It instituted the first workplace safety inspection system in Europe.

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