As the Lowell Factory System Progressed into the 1840s

question 56

Multiple Choice

As the Lowell factory system progressed into the 1840s,

• A)wages rose,while working hours increased to ten hours.
• B)female workers staged a successful strike for better living conditions.
• C)the owners increasingly used immigrants as their labor force.
• D)a paternalist management system was developed.
• E)many mill girls moved into management roles in the factory system.

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