The Statement,"For Many

question 78

Multiple Choice

 The statement,"For many ...the industrial revolution and its appetite for cotton was a curse,not a blessing" refers to what group of people?

• A)Textile workers in English mills.
• B)Peasants in India raising cotton for the global market.
• C)English families being paid starvation wages for working in the putting out system.
• D)Slaves or exploited peasants in Egypt,America,and India.
• E)English cotton merchants.

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