History of the United States I / Unit 9 USH1 1247 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Middle-Class Children
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The idea
Middle-class children did not work in factories. They attended school and in their free time engaged in self-improving activities such as reading or playing the piano.
In practice
Toys and games chosen to teach the skills and values they would need to succeed.
Where people slip
Families began limiting the number of children they had, because children no longer contributed economically and raising them correctly required money.
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