Process Paper
Fighting for Freedom:
Child Slavery during the Industrial Revolution
Deyana Underwood
Junior Division
Individual Website
The topic that I chose for National History Day 2014 is about Child Slavery during the Industrial Revolution. I wanted to do something about slavery and how children had no freedom. Nobody that I know really knew about this topic so I got to teach a lot of people about it. We never officially learned about child slavery but it would be in social studies books and we would just read some little article about it and nothing else about it. What sparked my interest was that I never really understood why people made kids work in factories and did these horrible things to them until I started this project. I really wanted to see how the laws were made and who made the laws to let children actually have some freedom while they still can.
I conducted my research by using a lot of websites at first to get general information about the topic. When I first started, I read about the Industrial Revolution and child slavery separate and then found more websites for both topics together. I went to the Warwick Public Library and got books out on the Industrial Revolution that had information about child slavery in them and I also found a book with all primary sources that helped a lot. The websites worked very well with both the US and Great Britain. At first I had trouble finding general information about the topic, it only gave child slavery or the Industrial Revolution, no really solid information on both topics combined but then I found a really good website that helped.
I selected a website as my catagory because I felt that showing the topic online would be the best way to really illustrate what children were going through. A website can be useful because I can add pictures, videos, and add words with 1200 maximum words. A website is also showing that things that happened in the past can be brought back up in the 21st century. I have been using Weebly.com to make my website and using google for pictures (giving credit to the owners). I just felt like since the whole topic is very depressing and dull, I would use colors like black and grey and then add some pops of color. I enjoyed making the website because I like to be online and use the internet. The most frustrating part of the project was finding the right picture for the topic I was talking about because sometimes there would be no really good pictures.
My topic relates to the theme "Rights and Responsibilities" because when children are being put to work at the age of 5 and up, they don't have any rights. Children shouldn't have been allowed to work in factories at all. People never really took action for children's rights and I feel that doing my project on child slavery during the Industrial Revolution makes people now more a way of what happened so everyone can see how much the world has changed. Having children working in factories and having horrible things happen to them is one part of history that's not taught about as much as it should be. Childrens rights were very important into shaping the US today and the laws that were implemented after the Industrial Revolution are very important today.
Child Slavery during the Industrial Revolution
Deyana Underwood
Junior Division
Individual Website
The topic that I chose for National History Day 2014 is about Child Slavery during the Industrial Revolution. I wanted to do something about slavery and how children had no freedom. Nobody that I know really knew about this topic so I got to teach a lot of people about it. We never officially learned about child slavery but it would be in social studies books and we would just read some little article about it and nothing else about it. What sparked my interest was that I never really understood why people made kids work in factories and did these horrible things to them until I started this project. I really wanted to see how the laws were made and who made the laws to let children actually have some freedom while they still can.
I conducted my research by using a lot of websites at first to get general information about the topic. When I first started, I read about the Industrial Revolution and child slavery separate and then found more websites for both topics together. I went to the Warwick Public Library and got books out on the Industrial Revolution that had information about child slavery in them and I also found a book with all primary sources that helped a lot. The websites worked very well with both the US and Great Britain. At first I had trouble finding general information about the topic, it only gave child slavery or the Industrial Revolution, no really solid information on both topics combined but then I found a really good website that helped.
I selected a website as my catagory because I felt that showing the topic online would be the best way to really illustrate what children were going through. A website can be useful because I can add pictures, videos, and add words with 1200 maximum words. A website is also showing that things that happened in the past can be brought back up in the 21st century. I have been using Weebly.com to make my website and using google for pictures (giving credit to the owners). I just felt like since the whole topic is very depressing and dull, I would use colors like black and grey and then add some pops of color. I enjoyed making the website because I like to be online and use the internet. The most frustrating part of the project was finding the right picture for the topic I was talking about because sometimes there would be no really good pictures.
My topic relates to the theme "Rights and Responsibilities" because when children are being put to work at the age of 5 and up, they don't have any rights. Children shouldn't have been allowed to work in factories at all. People never really took action for children's rights and I feel that doing my project on child slavery during the Industrial Revolution makes people now more a way of what happened so everyone can see how much the world has changed. Having children working in factories and having horrible things happen to them is one part of history that's not taught about as much as it should be. Childrens rights were very important into shaping the US today and the laws that were implemented after the Industrial Revolution are very important today.
Bibliography
Primary Resources
Sadler, Michael Interview (Jan 1833).
http://overthrowingilluminati.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/industrial_revolution.jpg
http://www.gravepedia.com/findagrave/cemetery/0a417f6f3c8013a0b8d93f97cec11e6a/julia-clifford-lathrop-3.jpg
http://www.corbisimages.com/images/Corbis-IH179823.jpg?size=67&uid=f6d476e9-ea1b-404e-9b5b-00beb327e8db
https://cb100.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/CB100_Logo_Portrait.png
http://childlaborthenandnow.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/2/1/5921884/7719108.jpg
http://www.happy-pixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lewis-hine-34.jpg
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-going.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-finger.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-widow.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-tobacco.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-indiana.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-whitnel.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-view.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-empty.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-hughestown.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-sleep.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-biloxi.htm
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iOVwvpjbSDI/SvoubQMYf0I/AAAAAAAAAAk/6mtUwTPRP78/s320/frederick+engels.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yT3DAz-1OUw/UlKpiFUvldI/AAAAAAAAN4A/YdOrgiynnX8/s1600/Leonard+Horner.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vIW312YfATw/UPLOfRTYJHI/AAAAAAAAAHU/3ZeE8P9rZNs/s1600/937px-Karl_Marx.jpg
http://www.acam-france.org/bibliographie/auteurs/toynbee-arnold.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Andrew_Ure.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/TS_ashton.jpg/220px-TS_ashton.jpg
http://eprints.utas.edu.au/6971/1/FIMather3.jpg
http://0.tqn.com/w/experts/U-S-History-672/2010/10/SLAVES_1.jpg
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRsadlerM4.jpg
http://childlaborthenandnow.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/2/1/5921884/5804631.jpg
http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/51002ad7eab8eacf4c000002-1200/attempts-to-pass-federal-child-labor-laws-were-actually-struck-down-by-the-supreme-court.jpg
Secondary Resources
"Child Labor in Factories During the Industrial Revolution." Child Labor in Factories During the Industrial Revolution. N.p., 2002. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.This website helped with telling more about how the factories were run.
"Children in the Industrial Revolution." Children in the Industrial Revolution. HistoryLearningSite.co.uk, 2000. Web. 16 Dec. 2013.This website helped also with general information on about the broad topic in general.Corrick, James A. The Industrial Revolution. San Diego, CA: Lucent, 1998. Print.This book helped with showing a lot of the laws that were made and how the factories treated children.
"Eastern Illinois University Homepage." Childhood Lost. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.This website had a lot of background information and gave some good names that were really big in the child labor industry.Hobbs, Sandy, Jim McKechnie, and Michael Lavalette.
Child Labor: A World History Companion. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1999. Print.This book gave a lot of good information on the laws that were made after the Industrial Revolution.Outman, James L., and Elisabeth M. Outman.
Industrial Revolution. Detroit: UXL, 2003. Print.This book gave a lot of good information about the laws and how they were established.Outman, James L., Elisabeth M. Outman, and Matthew May.
Industrial Revolution. Detroit: UXL, 2003. Print.This book gave a lot of good primary sources.Stearns, Peter N.
The Industrial Revolution in World History. Boulder, Colo: Westview, 1998. Print.This book gave a lot of good pictures and was very descriptive on how the children were treated.Thatcher, Wade.
"Child Labor During the English Industrial Revolution." Child Labor during the Industrial Revolution. N.p., 2009. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.This website also gave a lot of good pictures.Wagner, Jennifer.
"The History of Child Labor During the American Industrial Revolution." IHS Child Slave Labor News ::. Mtwstudios.com, 2002. Web. 01 Nov. 2013.This website helped a lot with initial research to help me see where I need to research in what topics.
Pictures
Sadler, Michael Interview (Jan 1833).
http://overthrowingilluminati.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/industrial_revolution.jpg
http://www.gravepedia.com/findagrave/cemetery/0a417f6f3c8013a0b8d93f97cec11e6a/julia-clifford-lathrop-3.jpg
http://www.corbisimages.com/images/Corbis-IH179823.jpg?size=67&uid=f6d476e9-ea1b-404e-9b5b-00beb327e8db
https://cb100.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/CB100_Logo_Portrait.png
http://childlaborthenandnow.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/2/1/5921884/7719108.jpg
http://www.happy-pixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lewis-hine-34.jpg
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-going.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-finger.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-widow.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-tobacco.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-indiana.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-whitnel.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-view.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-empty.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-hughestown.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-sleep.htm
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/hine-biloxi.htm
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iOVwvpjbSDI/SvoubQMYf0I/AAAAAAAAAAk/6mtUwTPRP78/s320/frederick+engels.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yT3DAz-1OUw/UlKpiFUvldI/AAAAAAAAN4A/YdOrgiynnX8/s1600/Leonard+Horner.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vIW312YfATw/UPLOfRTYJHI/AAAAAAAAAHU/3ZeE8P9rZNs/s1600/937px-Karl_Marx.jpg
http://www.acam-france.org/bibliographie/auteurs/toynbee-arnold.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Andrew_Ure.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/TS_ashton.jpg/220px-TS_ashton.jpg
http://eprints.utas.edu.au/6971/1/FIMather3.jpg
http://0.tqn.com/w/experts/U-S-History-672/2010/10/SLAVES_1.jpg
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRsadlerM4.jpg
http://childlaborthenandnow.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/2/1/5921884/5804631.jpg
http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/51002ad7eab8eacf4c000002-1200/attempts-to-pass-federal-child-labor-laws-were-actually-struck-down-by-the-supreme-court.jpg
Secondary Resources
"Child Labor in Factories During the Industrial Revolution." Child Labor in Factories During the Industrial Revolution. N.p., 2002. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.This website helped with telling more about how the factories were run.
"Children in the Industrial Revolution." Children in the Industrial Revolution. HistoryLearningSite.co.uk, 2000. Web. 16 Dec. 2013.This website helped also with general information on about the broad topic in general.Corrick, James A. The Industrial Revolution. San Diego, CA: Lucent, 1998. Print.This book helped with showing a lot of the laws that were made and how the factories treated children.
"Eastern Illinois University Homepage." Childhood Lost. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.This website had a lot of background information and gave some good names that were really big in the child labor industry.Hobbs, Sandy, Jim McKechnie, and Michael Lavalette.
Child Labor: A World History Companion. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1999. Print.This book gave a lot of good information on the laws that were made after the Industrial Revolution.Outman, James L., and Elisabeth M. Outman.
Industrial Revolution. Detroit: UXL, 2003. Print.This book gave a lot of good information about the laws and how they were established.Outman, James L., Elisabeth M. Outman, and Matthew May.
Industrial Revolution. Detroit: UXL, 2003. Print.This book gave a lot of good primary sources.Stearns, Peter N.
The Industrial Revolution in World History. Boulder, Colo: Westview, 1998. Print.This book gave a lot of good pictures and was very descriptive on how the children were treated.Thatcher, Wade.
"Child Labor During the English Industrial Revolution." Child Labor during the Industrial Revolution. N.p., 2009. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.This website also gave a lot of good pictures.Wagner, Jennifer.
"The History of Child Labor During the American Industrial Revolution." IHS Child Slave Labor News ::. Mtwstudios.com, 2002. Web. 01 Nov. 2013.This website helped a lot with initial research to help me see where I need to research in what topics.
Pictures