Which Group Made Up the Bulk of the Workforce in New

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which group made up the bulk of the workforce in New England textile mills until the 1840s?

• A) Older men who could not physically handle more strenuous work
• B) Young men who sought careers in America's expanding economy
• C) Young women who hoped to gain more autonomy
• D) Immigrant families who escaped from the factory system in Europe

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Definitions:

Supergroup

In biology, a high-level taxonomic rank above the group level, often used in the classification of life forms that share common evolutionary traits.

Green Algae

Photosynthetic, aquatic organisms in the Chlorophyta division, considered the ancestors of land plants.

Representative Clade

A group of organisms that consists of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants, representing a single branch on the tree of life.

Supergroup

A high-level taxonomic rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom, proposed to accommodate the phylogenetic relationships.