Although America reaped the many benefits coming from big businesses economically, this era came with a great deal of problems. The issue of horrific treatment towards child labor comes readily to mind. Long hours, brutal work, and small pay were typical for these working children. The Keating-Owen Act was instituted in order to help reform these ways. It banned the selling of any goods produced by a company employing children under 14, as well as prohibiting mines from hiring anyone below the age of 16.
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