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All Work and a Little Play - Children in Rural New England

1. Why was children's work important?

 

 

 

2. What kinds of work did children do?

 

 

3. Make a chart that compares the work/chores done by a young girl/boy of long ago with the work/chores you do today.

 

 

 

 

 

4. How did the work of poor children differ from the work of wealthier children?