To Protect Children from Exploitation in the Early to Mid-1800s

question 58

Multiple Choice

To protect children from exploitation in the early to mid-1800s, the New York Children's Aid Society

• A) shipped children to farmers in the West.
• B) insisted on punitive measures of accountability.
• C) developed local community corrections programs.
• D) rallied political support for reform.

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