Question

How did New England's textile industry affect both children and women?

Answer 1

Hi there,

Your question is asking ; How did New England's textile industry affect both children and women?

For this, I believe the correct answer should be B.It gave them opportunities not available on family farms.

Answer 2

The correct answer is: "Gave them opportunities not available on family farms".

Until the industrial revolution the majority of the population worked in agricultural activities. Exploitations were mainly family farms, where family members performed the different tasks. Due to the physicall nature of the work, usually men worked in the fields while women were in charge of the tasks related to the house. In the end, they never worked out of the house.

When the industrial revolution suceeded and created many job positions, many people moved from the countryside to urban areas and joined the industrial laborforce. In this sector there were also job opportunities for women out of the house, as the machinery usually did the physically-intense tasks and they could perform many times the same jobs than men.