Question
Why were children often hired in factories during the Industrial Revolution?
Factories were too dangerous for women to work in, so factory owners hired children instead
Children could fit into tight spaces between machines and could be paid similar wages, so factory owners hired them
There were no schools for children who lived in the city, so factory owners hired them so they had something to do during the day
Men were too busy on the family farm to work in factories, so factory owners needed to hire children
Factories were too dangerous for women to work in, so factory owners hired children instead
Children could fit into tight spaces between machines and could be paid similar wages, so factory owners hired them
There were no schools for children who lived in the city, so factory owners hired them so they had something to do during the day
Men were too busy on the family farm to work in factories, so factory owners needed to hire children
Answers
GPT-4o mini
During the Industrial Revolution, children were often hired in factories primarily because **children could fit into tight spaces between machines and could be paid similar wages, so factory owners hired them**. This allowed factory owners to reduce labor costs while exploiting the physical advantages of children, who were smaller and more nimble. Additionally, there were few regulations concerning child labor at the time, making it easy for factory owners to employ children for long hours in often dangerous and unhealthy conditions.