The Role Of Children During The Industrial Revolution

Most people left their farms because of the enclosure system and moved to the towns the move from countryside to towns is call “urbanization”.Children living in urban areas during the industrial revolution had no option but to become miners,factory workers or street kids. Most of the children were orphans (the life expectancy was not very high) and had no one to stand up for them.
Mines: Around this time the demand for coal was increasing, because there was a shortage of flammable sources and more production of products required coal such as iron making industry and steam engines. Children were often hired to be miners because of their size and could be payed less and treated badly,and the mine owners would face no affects But they still