Opposition to Child Labor

question 38

Multiple Choice

Opposition to child labor:

• A)began in the north, and a child labor law was passed in Massachusetts that required children under 15 who worked in factories to attend school for at least
• Three months per year.
• B)began in the Republican party platform that voted to ban factory employment for children under 12.
• C)caused many factories to move West to avoid the growing number of protections of children.
• D)solidified in 1952 by the legislation that created a federal minimum age of 16 for employment, with a maximum number of 20 hours per week.
• E)was strongly supported by the children's parents because they wanted their children to stay in school so that they could have a better life.

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