Some New England Textile Mill Workers Responded to Their Deteriorating

question 51

Multiple Choice

Some New England textile mill workers responded to their deteriorating working conditions in the 1830s by

• A) organizing a nationwide product boycott.
• B) lobbying state legislatures for a shorter workday.
• C) engaging in sabotage against the machines.
• D) organizing and going on strike.

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