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By paying low wages, factory owners were able to

increase their profits in a competitive environment.

avoid overcrowding and accidents on the factory floor.

hire fewer workers to perform a variety of tasks.

promise higher pay as an incentive to work harder.

Why did it take so long for working class people to fight for improved conditions?

Workers were simply grateful to have a job and a place to live.

Workers accepted that industrialization brought problems.

Workers were too tired from their jobs to protest.

Workers had no power to make their voices heard.

Workers were attracted to industrial cities because

they offered workers the chance to use their skills in new ways.

they offered many cultural and educational opportunities.

they offered workers the opportunity to earn higher wages.

they offered better living conditions than rural farms.

What was the biggest effect that new technology had on farm workers?

Many workers lost their jobs.

Most workers learned new skills.

Most workers became more efficient.

Many workers could earn more in less time.

Early in the Industrial Revolution, factory owners employed many

women.

children.

miners.

artisans.

What was the main reason for poor living conditions in cities?

Cities didn’t care about the welfare of new workers.

New workers could not adapt to living in city buildings.

New workers did not clean up after themselves.

Cities were not prepared for so many new workers.

Why were factory conditions so bad at the start of the Industrial Revolution?

Factory owners wanted to maximize profits.

Laws were not in place to protect workers.

There was too much work and too few workers.

Workers were used to poor conditions.

This excerpt is from a doctor’s testimony to an 1819 British parliamentary committee.When I was a surgeon in the infirmary, accidents were very often admitted to the infirmary, through the children's hands and arms having being caught in the machinery; in many instances the muscles, and the skin is stripped down to the bone, and in some instances a finger or two might be lost.

They need to learn safety rules.

Their injuries are untreatable.

Their injuries are quite minor.

They are doing dangerous work.

The middle class that emerged during the Industrial Revolution consisted mainly of

working class people who got factory jobs.

a mix of government officials and skilled workers.

wealthy people who owned factories and businesses.

a mix of working class and upper-class workers.

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