Answer:
A. Introduction of women and children into the labor force
Explanation:
The Industrial Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture and handicrafts into economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system. New machines, new power sources, and new ways of organizing work made existing industries more productive and efficient.
The colony of Maryland was indeed founded to be a safe haven for presecuted Catholics.
Since the 1530's when Henvy the VIII broke off from the Roman Catholic Church, many Catholics in the British Empire were seen with suspicion and often presecuted.
George Calvert and his family members established the colony of Maryland to not only turn into a land development investment but aslo help to provide a safe place for Catholics to practice their religion.
However, since the colony of Maryland was a business investment at a strategic location, people from all walks of life began to settle there.
This lead to flaring tensions and by 1649, the Colony was forced to pass a law for religious tolerance, the first of its kind in the colonies.
Answer: Stamp Act of 1764
