Child Labor

3. New machines need large amounts of this _____ to use as fuel
4. What child laborers were called when they were smashing large lumps of coal into smaller pieces
7. Children began working in factories as early as _____
12. Children were called _____ when they were pulling wagons of coal
13. Some child minors were paid in _____ that could only be spent in stores owned by the company
15. If bosses put too many machines on a single floor it could cause the building to _____
16. Amount of money (in today's money) a child might earn in a week
17. These often occurred in both the mines and factories (children getting hurt)

1. It was not uncommon for miners to dig into areas of gas which could _____
2. Children were used as this in mines to open and close doors
5. How many days a week most children worked
6. Coal miners were often paid based on the _____ of the coal they produced
8. Had few safety features making them very dangerous
9. Led many owners to try to cut wages of workers to save money
10. Place where many children worked up to 14 hours a day
11. It was legal for supervisors to punich children with _____ for breaking factory rules
14. Wagons could weigh up to _____ and have to be pulled through passages