They were cheap. Meaning they wouldn’t have to pay a child as much money as they would an adult. They also weren’t big enough to attend school to get an education and they could also fit into tiny spaces adults could not.
Lucrative trading between the two such as cotton and other goods which then also used alcohol in negotiations which at the time was a powerful tool to negotiate.
The answer is B. He was a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate
