Although children have been like servants throughout most of history, child labor reached new limits during the Industrial Revolution (1820-1840). Children, under the age of 14, maybe some even under the age of 6 years old, worked long, tiring hours in dangerous factory conditions for a very little amount of money. Children were helpful as laborers because their size, being scrawny and young, allowed them to move in small spaces within the factories or mines where as the adults couldn’t fit as well so it was harder for them to move around. The Headmaster of the factory believed children were easier to manage and control and could be paid less than adults, which is most important. The children often worked more to help support their families
