Asked by ben hen

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 children of professional parents.

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.

Public schooling and the common school movement in the mid-1800s greatly increased literacy compared with earlier generations.