children+in+the+nineteenth+century

===**  sources-http://www.localhistories.org/19thcent.html, []  Imagine being a child in the 19th century. Every day you would wake up at the crack of dawn, and tend to a farm. If you were a girl, you would cook, sew, and make butter and gather milk and eggs. You would also feed the chickens, cows, goats, and other animals you had. If you were a young boy you would plow, gather wood and sell beef. Everyday, the same routine, no summmer breaks or saturday and sundays off. I definetly would rather live in the century we live in now because everyday is different! We learn many new things and we had time to spend with our friends and family. These kids were always working and didn't get alot of playing time. What century would you choose? Lily, my pen pal is one of the normal children that lived in the 19th century. Children back then were very important to daily life. They had to help tend to the farms so they would be able to have food on the table. Girls would work with their mothers to sew, cook, and take care of the animals while boys would help gather wood, plow, plant crops and gather food. There were many children in one family so work could be done. 80% of families were working class, 20% were upper class where children could attend school, otherwise they would work on the farm. At the age of nine, some kids would work at factories. Children now are also important because we are given an education so when we grow up we can possibley cure dieseases and invent new things. Also, we are lucky to have technology, better, safer homes, and different foods. We are important now too because we can make a difference in generations to come. Children living in the nineteenth century are very different from us today. Most of the children worked on farms. They sometimes had only two hours of education. Unlike us kids these days, they would continue their chores for their lives. We go to elementary, middle, and high school and we could go to college to get jobs. Everyday is different, we learn new things that prepare us for a job we would like to do. What I found most interesting was the family life and the common rules of the house. The father was in charge and the kids and wife must obey also that only 20% of kids went to school. Also what was interesting was that the kids did activities similar to us like playing tag and townball which was like baseball. **===

In conclusion, learning about children in the nineteenth century was very interesting. Its amazing how life back then was extremley different and also similar to ours. After my research, i still feel that the century I live in is much better. I feel that we are given more opportunities than the children back then. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.