Question

Why were children often hired to work in factories during the Industrial Revolution?

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There were no schools for children who lived in the city, so factory owners hired them to give them something to do during the day.
Men were too busy on the family farm to work in factories, so they had to hire children to have workers in the factories.
Factories were too dangerous for women to work in, so factory owners hired children instead.
Children could fit into tight spaces between machines and could be paid smaller wages, so factory owners hired them.

Answer 1

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Children were often hired to work in factories during the Industrial Revolution because they could fit into tight spaces between machines and could be paid smaller wages. This made them ideal workers for the factory owners who were looking to maximize profits. Additionally, there were no child labor laws in place at the time, so factory owners could easily exploit children for cheap labor.