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Meanwhile, the [http://spartacus-educational.com/IR1844.htm 1844 Factory Act] lowered the 12 hour limit that a child could be worked to six and a half hours.
Meanwhile, the [http://spartacus-educational.com/IR1844.htm 1844 Factory Act] lowered the 12 hour limit that a child could be worked to six and a half hours.
European immigrants during the 1800s found little land available to them to farm on the east coast, so they quickly re-migrated to the west. Many were [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]s so some Catholic leaders saw the Sunday school movement as a Protestant plot to capture the Catholic youth of the west. Many private Catholic schools were founded during this period as an answer to the Protestant education that then dominated the nation's public schools. In fact, the First Plenary Council of Baltimore in 1852 specifically urged every Catholic parish in the country to establish its own school for just that reason. In answer to this call, scores of schools were established throughout the country.
European immigrants during the 1800s found little land available to them to farm on the east coast, so they quickly re-migrated to the west. Many were [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]s so some Catholic leaders saw the Sunday school movement as a Protestant plot to capture the Catholic youth of the west. Many private Catholic schools were founded during this period as an answer to the Protestant education that then dominated the nation's public schools. In fact, the First Plenary Council of Baltimore in 1852 specifically urged every Catholic parish in the country to establish its own school for just that reason. In answer to this call, scores of Catholic parochial schools were established throughout the country.
Sunday School organization began expanding to include all ages. Sunday School became a way for unbelievers to be introduced to, and then assimilated into, the life of the church.
Sunday School organization began expanding to include all ages. Sunday School became a way for unbelievers to be introduced to, and then assimilated into, the life of the church.