The Industrial Revolution: When Does Childhood Begin And When Does It End?

The Industrial Revolution started after the Agricultural Revolution had been completed. This advancement in farming now required less people to work the land. Therefore, there were more young people available to marry, which led to a population boom. In the mid -1700s the population in Britain was 5.7 million, by the end of the century the population increased to 8.7 million. As a result, there was abundant of raw resources and this was the children from the couples that married younger and could have an additional 2 babies. This was based on the advances in farming. This has been just the raw material that industries needed to accomplish the Industrial Revolution. So, when does childhood begin and when does it end? This is the question that