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Why did so many factory owners in the late 1800s hire children rather than adults?

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In the 1800s factory owners will not willing to pay adults since they were more needy. Children on the other hand could be easier to feed and pay because both require smaller portions
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Children could be hired for cheaper, the could also fit in spaces that grown adults couldn’t

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