In the early years of america, why was the education of children not much of a priority?

Children had to work with parents, to help their families survive.

Explanation:

In the early years of America there was no appreciation of the child as an individual, there was a child, but there was no concept of childhood. Childhood was not seen as a phase of frailty; in addition, families were very large and living conditions were low, so it was necessary for all family members to work, including children, so that the family could survive.

If the child studied, there would be no time to work, for that reason, early childhood education was not treated as a priority.

are these the benchmarks questions?

the correct answer is “opportunity cost”. opportunity cost is what a company misses out because it decided in one option over another one. in this case, the company decided to invest in building a factory so it gave up another possible benefit or profit in order to achieve success with the factory.  

trade-off is not the correct answer since it is a situation in which you accept losing something in return for benefits in other areas.

and finally, consequence is a general term used to accept what it comes when you make a decision. it can be a positive or negative consequence depending if the decision you took was the correct one.