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Why were children valued as laborers in coal mines during the industrial revolution?
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Why were children valued as laborers in coal mines during the industrial revolution?

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Children were valued as workers because they didn't have to receive the same amount of pay as an adult and can be forced to work longer
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Their small bodies allowed them to pull loads of coal through

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