Answer the following questions about “The Children Who Built Victorian Britain” using about 2-4 sentences each. 1. Describe the system of “parish apprenticeship.” What were the working conditions like? How long did children serve? Why was the “employment” of children beneficial to factory owners?

2. Why were there so many children living in Victorian England? Explain the trends in marriage and population that were occurring.

3. What role did children play in agriculture?

4. Explain the task of “climbing boys.”

5. Describe the role of boys in the British military. In your answer, describe the marine society boys.

6. How did industrialization affect many poor families?

7. Describe the early efforts to end child labor.

The answer to the question is a.

It me to understand the world and my place in it. for example, (and i know i’m using the terminology ‘historical perspective’ loosely here; some of my examples may be better termed an ‘evolutionary perspective’) knowing that all humans can trace their ancestry back to a common ancestor who lived in southern ethiopia ~200,000 years ago makes me feel connected to everyone on the planet. knowing that some of our ancestors left africa about 70,000 years ago and interbred with more archaic hominin species in europe and elsewhere, me to see the stupidity of white supremacist ‘purity of the race’ themes. seeing how religion was used to enslave people, and how callously lives were thrown away by those in power in the world wars of the past century makes me feel extremely fortunate to be living in the modern era. and, perhaps most importantly is that this knowledge makes me for the sacrifices our ancestors made to get us to this point, and determined to do my part to make the world a better place for the next generation.