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There were no child labor laws, factories needed as many workers as they could get, families needed as much money as they could get, and children had smaller fingers and hands, making them ideal for some more precise jobs.
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∙ 12y agoThey were very cheap labor, and small enough and having small enough hands to reach into machinery and fit into places to fix things or get something unstuck; many lost limbs doing this like this. (They worked mostly in factories with large machines.) Also, there were no child labor laws in action at this time, so it was legal to employ a kid.
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∙ 10y agoKids are small and can fit underneath machines, they also dont require as much pay as a fully grown adult man would have to be paid. Children during this time were paid little to nothing, which benefitted factory owners.
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∙ 11y agoThey needed to be bows so they worked for their families
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∙ 9y agothey hardly had any money and they couldn't afford an education so they had to work in factories.<----- novanet
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∙ 12y agoThey were hired because their families had to earn money and they had no other solution. Often, children in factories were orphans who were taken by the factory owners as apprentices.
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What groups of people worked in factories during the late 1800s?
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.
What are some problems children have today that the didn't 1800s?
problems one problem children have today is they have to do work and some parents use there children as slaves!! advanteages one advanteage that children have today is they have a law that protects them from being worked to hard and most children work for at least 5 or so hours but the children in 1800s worked almost up to 19 hors and up to 6yrs old worked in factories.
What changes in government occured during the Industrial Revolution?
The ages of children or women working in factories now corresponded to the time they could work in a day and/or week.
What was life like for young women working in factories in the US in the early 1800s?
were paid less than half the wage of a man for the same work.
What kind of factories exsisted in America in the 1800s?
Lots of fabric, for instance - it was the main cotton manufacturer. (but much more than this - this is how everything started).
What groups of people worked in factories during the late 1800s?
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.
What kind of work did children do in factories during the industrial revolution?
They ran the machines, the smaller children had to climb to operate their machine
What are some problems children have today that the didn't 1800s?
problems one problem children have today is they have to do work and some parents use there children as slaves!! advanteages one advanteage that children have today is they have a law that protects them from being worked to hard and most children work for at least 5 or so hours but the children in 1800s worked almost up to 19 hors and up to 6yrs old worked in factories.
What child laws passed during the industrial revolution?
Children could not work in factories under the age of nine:)
Did Victorian children work in factories?
Yes
Where did Victorian children work in factories?
yes
What did children do during World War 2?
Children did a lot of things during ww2. They were helping the women and elderly work in the weapons, planes, and shipbuilding factories.
What were the working conditions like for the women and children in the factories during the industrial revolution?
hard. they were fed little and forced to work long hours.
What ages where the children that worked in the English factories?
what age were the children during the indusrial revolution? From age 4+ and over can start work. The youngest children as young as four were employed in production factories with dangerous, and often fatal, working conditions.
Working conditions during the late 1800s were characterized by?
The working conditions in the 1800s were poor and unsafe. There was no labor laws with many people being overworked including children.
What kind off factories did children work in?
sweat shops
Did Victorian children work at brick factories?
yes thy did
