The Industrious Revolution Was a Result of

question 49

Multiple Choice

The industrious revolution was a result of

• A)the reduction of holidays and festivals by the state in order to create more workdays during the year, combined with laws requiring the closing of taverns two hours past sunset.
• B)efforts by Protestant and Catholic churches to combat sin by promoting a gospel of prosperity and industry that would keep workers productively at their labors.
• C)merchant capitalists gaining greater authority over workers and forcing them into factories, where their work activity could be more closely monitored and controlled.
• D)poor families choosing to reduce leisure time and the production of goods for household consumption in order to earn wages to buy consumer goods.

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