Social Studies US History Child Labor in U.S. History

Child Labor in U.S. History

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Child Labor in Public Education Project

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From site: Forms of child labor, including indentured servitude and child slavery, have existed throughout American history. As industrialization moved workers from farms and home workshops into urban areas and factory work, children were often preferred, because factory owners viewed them as more manageable, cheaper, and less likely to strike...