That is correct- and you would start working at around age 5 or 6. Life on the farm was no better- you might work 7 days a week there. Children also worked in very dangerous jobs including underground mining.
300
Children could not work in factories under the age of nine:)
The answer regarding the number of children working in factories in the US during the industrial revolution cannot be substantiated at all. No one was taking count, and workers were able to leave factories and work on farms.
Factories.
hard. they were fed little and forced to work long hours.
300
Many children worked in many different factories.
They ran the machines, the smaller children had to climb to operate their machine
one shilling per week.
Children could not work in factories under the age of nine:)
The answer regarding the number of children working in factories in the US during the industrial revolution cannot be substantiated at all. No one was taking count, and workers were able to leave factories and work on farms.
Factories.
Various businessmen and companies.
Children worked in factories during the late 1800's, during the Industrial Revolution. In order to survive, the families had to have every able member of the family go to work, including the children.
hard. they were fed little and forced to work long hours.
factories
cheap labour often able to fit into small spaces and there was no health and safety rules