Which Was NOT True of Life as a Factory Worker

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which was NOT true of life as a factory worker in the early nineteenth century?

• A)A high percentage of workers were women and children.
• B)Employers used fines and physical punishment to impose discipline.
• C)Government regulation protected workers from cyclical unemployment.
• D)Workers frequently labored twelve hours or more a day.
• E)Children and women were paid less than men.

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