Accidents Are Usually Defined as

question 35

Multiple Choice

Accidents are usually defined as

• A) events resulting from various intrinsic factors.
• B) events that occur from a known yet ignored cause or source of danger.
• C) events that occur by chance or from unknown causes.
• D) events over which people have no control.

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Definitions:

Samuel Slater

An industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution" for his role in bringing British textile technology to America.

First Factory

Referenced commonly as the birthplace of the industrial revolution, a facility where goods are manufactured or processed, with the first factories emerging in the 18th century.

Cotton Gin

A machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly and efficiently removes seeds from cotton fibers, revolutionizing the cotton industry.

Lowell "Mill Girls"

Young women who worked in the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, during the early to mid-19th century, often under harsh conditions.