Prior to the 1860s, a. there were many laws restricting child labor. c. adolescence was seen as a separate life stage. b. children were treated as small adults. d. the juvenile-justice system created a distinction between youth and adults.

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Prior to the 1860s, children were treated as small adults. Option B is correct.

Children were considered to be miniature adults and were treated as such. In fact, until the late 1860s, toys were usually used to teach moral lessons.

The workload for both children and adults on American as well as Canadian farms made them use real farm equipment leaving little time to play with toys.

Children are viewed and acknowledged as being powerless and inferior to the adult world surrounding them because of the myth of childhood innocence being accepted and acknowledged by society.

wait history, who want to talk about history, boring.