Who Is The Empathetic Towards Children During The Industrial Revolution

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This video led to many children getting injured or even dying from the machinery or getting abused. It also proved how irresponsible certain people were during the early 18th century where the Industrial Revolution began because of the lack of adult supervision or care for kids. Historians believe that kids even younger than 14 were forced to work a job that required grown adults. This video started to impact people's daily lifestyles and taught them of what it would be like to live during this period. This video made me very empathetic towards those kids that suffered working and getting abused and having no say in it whatsoever.

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