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QuizMultiple Choice

The Industrialized North

Question 7 • WV-US Studies

How did changes in manufacturing in the late 1700s and early 1800s affect people living in northern cities?

Answer
A
Fewer people worked in factories as water-powered machines increasingly replaced laborers.
B
Factories used interchangeable parts and water power, so workers’ hours became shorter.
C
Factories employed more people, including women and children, for lower wages and longer hours.
D
As factory employment became less widely available, people began leaving the cities to work in agriculture.
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