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Children could fit into tight spaces between machines and could be paid smaller wages, so factory owners hired them.
Children could fit into tight spaces between machines and could be paid smaller wages, so factory owners hired them.
Factories were too dangerous for women to work in, so factory owners hired children instead.
Factories were too dangerous for women to work in, so factory owners hired children instead.
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.
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.
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The correct response is:
Children could fit into tight spaces between machines and could be paid smaller wages, so factory owners hired them.
This response accurately reflects the economic factors and labor conditions during the Industrial Revolution that led to the hiring of children in factories.
