Ten Hours Act of 1847- This set a 10 hour working day for women and for children younger than 18. Since this included most workers, factory owners extended this to everyone.
Factory Act of 1802-Shortened work hours and Improved conditions for children working in cotton mills
Answer:In the end, Texas was admitted to the United States a slave state. The annexation of Texas contributed to the coming of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). The conflict started, in part, over a disagreement about which river was Mexico's true northern border: the Nueces or the Rio Grande.
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Because the Silk Road was too long to travel so they wanted a shorter way to Asia.