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Which explains why factory owners’ profits grew quickly during the Industrial Revolution?
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Factories were making more products to sell by using cheaper labor.B
Factories were making fewer products to sell by using skilled labor.C
Factories were making higher quality products by using cheaper labor.D
Factories were making lower quality products by using skilled labor.2
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Which is an example of a new technology that helped the factory system grow during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution?
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washing machinesB
computersC
typewritersD
steam engines3
The image shows different prices and types of corn flakes.
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They had more options in a variety of prices.B
They had fewer options in a variety of prices.C
They had more options but little variety in prices.D
They had fewer options but little variety of prices.4
One strategy factory owners used to increase profits involved
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offering higher wages to fewer employees.B
paying lower wages to adult workers.C
employing temporary workers for jobs.D
feeding employees who worked long hours.5
The factory system focused on efficiency and profit by
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lowering production time and costs through the use of machines.B
raising production time and costs through the use of machines.C
lowering production time and costs through the use of skilled workers.D
raising production time and costs through the use of young children.6
The photo shows a woman watching a row of machines in a factory.
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The machines could do the work faster than skilled workers by hand.B
Factory owners relied on skilled workers to run the machines.C
The machines produced a better product than skilled workers by hand.D
Factory owners needed more unskilled workers to run the machines.7
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increasedB
decreasedC
multipliedD
stayed the same8
Which describes the effect factories had on rivers during the Industrial Revolution?
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Factories created soot that fell into the river during the manufacturing process.B
Factories created acid rain that fell into the river during the manufacturing process.C
Factories caused minor environmental problems by dumping waste into the river.D
Factories caused major environmental problems by dumping waste into the river.10
The chart shows children as a percentage of Britain’s mining and textile workforce.
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Children played a significant role in the workforce.B
Children made up a large portion of the workforce.C
In 1861, new laws forced factories to stop hiring children.D
In 1861, social pressure forced factories to stop hiring children.Did you find these answers helpful?
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