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Child Labor During The Industrial Revolution

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The industrial revolution was an era of advanced technology and transportation that both challenged and helped the family. During the industrial revolution, machines were improved and invented that sped up the process of production, although it was still difficult to consume money. Jobs that handled machines were much more common and men took the high skilled jobs while women and children were pushed away to the factories. During this era child labor was a huge issue and most children were treated poorly. In order to work in the factories many families had to move closer to the cities and ports to be closer to their jobs. Just like in the Old Regime, women had no economic rights and were not treated equal compared to the men. Another large
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