What Became a Major Problem in the Lowell Mills by the Middle

question 92

Multiple Choice

What became a major problem in the Lowell mills by the middle 1830s?

• A) a shortage in cotton and other materials needed to create cloth
• B) the growing dominance of textile mills in the South
• C) the long commute of workers from out of state
• D) labor unrest due to working and living conditions
• E) their reliance on the work of enslaved Africans

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