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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: History of Child Labor in the United States Lesson PlanYale New Haven Teachers Institute: History of Child Labor in the United States Lesson Plan
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Yale University
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: History of Child Labor in the United States

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Read this brief overview of child labor and exploitation and the attempt at reform before delving into the Supreme Court case, Hammer v Dagenhart, which overturned the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act. Included are six lesson plans based on this information as well as references to the national standards covered by these plans.

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child labor, child labor laws, supreme court cases

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child exploitation, commerce clause, hamer v dagenhart, keating-owen child labor act, wilson's domestic policies, yale-new haven teachers institute

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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