The Industrial Age Answers

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What can you infer was the purpose for this photograph being taken?

to show that industrial workers deserved higher wages

to gain government support for the eight-hour workday

to encourage people to buy more textiles

to motivate others to support efforts to end child labor

What was the effect of labor reform movements in the early 1800s?

Unions immediately won better working conditions.

Child labor was banned, but long workdays continued for older workers.

Reformers gradually won better working conditions, but change was slow.

Meaningful legislation addressing labor reform was not passed until the 1940s.

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