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Why did workers in the late 1800s tolerate poor wages and working conditions?

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Such wages were better than no wages, particularly when there was a family to feed and sustain. So, despite the insufferable conditions, many flocked to cities and worked in factories to make a more secure life for themselves.
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They could be replaced easily by other workers.



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