The Breaker Boys
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Danielle Yates The Breaker Boys
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What is the title of the book being summarized? Who wrote it?
How many boys under the age of 16 were employed in the mines and quarries of the U.S. in 1900?
Define quarry:
Which state "enslaved" more children than any other?
What does the law state about children under the age of 14 working in the mines? Was this law always obeyed/followed?
List three reasons why working as a "breaker boy" or "coal breaker" was so hard and dangerous.
What two lung diseases were caused by the clouds of dust in the mines?
Summarize his experience working as a breaker. Give at least three details.
Do you think you could have worked as a breaker boy? Why/why not?
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