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How were the lives of children in the middle of the nineteenth century different from previous generations?
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They were working in factories or fields.
They were working in factories or fields.

They were children of professional parents.
They were children of professional parents.

They were given the opportunity to go to college.
They were given the opportunity to go to college.

They were able to read and write.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They were able to read and write.

Literacy rose in the mid‑19th century as public schooling expanded, so more children could read and write than in previous generations.