Question

With the development of new technologies and manufacturing processes, the nature of factory work changed. Now, machines could do the heavy labor formerly done by men. This meant that women and children could work in factories. In fact, factories sometimes hired entire families. They earned hourly wages. While this could bring in a steady income, that income was not high. Women earned less than men, and children’s wages were especially low. Based on this paragraph, the most likely central trend of the Industrial Revolution was increased social support for families. increased physical labor by workers. new and improved technologies. improved working conditions in factories.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

Increased social support for families

Explanation:

The Industrial Revolution was a period that changed how the world worked, with a major spread of industrialization, people passed from working on agriculture to working on factories and many rural areas transformed into urban areas. This text focus on how women and children were now able to work (when agriculture was the main economic activity women and children were not able to work on farms because it required more physical force). During the Industrial Revolution entire families could work under harsh conditions, and that led to the creation of workers laws and rights and increased social support for families

Answer 2

According to this paragraph, the central trend of the Industrial Revolution was “new and improved technologies”. The Industrial Revolution started in the 1760s until the 1820s with the incorporation of machinery and new manufacturing and production processes. This revolution left behind hand production methods and incorporated machines.  

Even though the Industrial Revolution hired entire families, it did not “increase social support for families” since women and children were paid less than men.

Increased physical labor by workers: this statement is false since the Industrial Revolution meant less physical labor for workers

Improved working conditions in factories: The Industrial Revolution did not lead to better working conditions in factories.