The Following Is an Excerpt from Peter Gaskell's the Manufacturing

question 48

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The following is an excerpt from Peter Gaskell's The Manufacturing Population of England (Thinking Like a Historian) . In it, he describes a textile worker prior to the advent of the textile factory: ". . . the small farmer, spinner, or hand-loom weaver, presents as orderly and respectable an appearance as could be wished. It is true that the amount of labour gone through, was but small; that the quantity of cloth or yarn produced was but limited-for he worked by the rule of his strength and convenience. They were, however, sufficient to clothe and feed himself and family decently, and according to their station; to lay by a penny for an evil day, and to enjoy those amusements and bodily recreations then in being. He was a respectable member of society; a good father, a good husband, and a good son."
Which of the following claims did Gaskell make?

• A)The preindustrial textile worker lived a sustainable, moral, and satisfying life.
• B)The preindustrial textile worker was much worse off than the industrial textile worker.
• C)The preindustrial textile worker was more productive than the industrial textile worker.
• D)The preindustrial textile worker lived a life of sloth, poverty, and depravity.

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