Over the past centuries, children have been forced to work less, but there are still children who work. These unfortunate children normally live in low economically developed countries, in these countries many kids work to help fund for their family’s survival. In Britain before the Industrial Revolution, which was in the 18th century, many children had a lavish lifestyle. They lived in their own houses with a fire spot where it was always warm (Source 1). In the house, the children’s parents would be sowing to create clothing. However, all of this changed when machines came in. Every machine was working a lot faster than men and women were, so this forced the family to sell their house to survive. After losing all their money, children were forced to work to create enough money for rent, food and water.
During the time before the Industrial Revolution, many children did not work, they would normally be at home resting or getting ready to work in the future. These children did not have a hard life, most of the time, children would either be at home sweeping the floor or they would be protecting the house from intruders. However, if their parents were home, they would be sitting next to the fire trying to keep warm (Source 1). The only major people who worked were men, they would work in factories creating tools or they would be working in other places, which involved physical strength. But this all changed when machines started to take over the job of the men.
When machines were first introduced, many rich people invested in these machines believing that it could bring them a fortune, and it did. As machines came pouring in, the ...
