The Rise of the Modern Factory System in England During

question 104

Multiple Choice

The rise of the modern factory system in England during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries is known as the

• A) Great Migration.
• B) Industrial Revolution.
• C) Wealth of Nations.
• D) Dark Ages.

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