LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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pursue their education
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work 2-3 hours daily to help support the family
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work 12-16 hour days in bad working conditions and attend school
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work 12-16 hour days in bad working conditions
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Detailed explanation-1: -It is estimated that fifty percent of children who lived during the Industrial Revolution were forced to work instead of getting an education. They often had lifelong consequences, including serious health and mental health issues which prevented them from living their lives to the fullest as adults.
Detailed explanation-2: -The total time spent working by an adolescent cannot exceed 6 hours in a day, including the time spent in waiting for work. Adolescents cannot be employed during the hours of 7 PM to 8 AM. Adolescents cannot be made to work overtime. Adolescents cannot work in more than one establishment, at any time.
Detailed explanation-3: -Children in the mills usually worked eleven or twelve hour days, 5-6 days a week. Windows were usually kept closed because moisture and heat helped keep the cotton from breaking. Crushed and broken fingers were common in the coal mines.
Detailed explanation-4: -Miserable working conditions including crowded and unclean factories, a lack of safety codes and long hours were the norm. Children could be paid less and were less likely to organize into unions. Working children were typically unable to attend school, creating a cycle of poverty that was difficult to break.