The answer is : Increased
John D. Rockefeller, he created Standard oil and used a system of horizontal integration, which really hurt the consumer but it made him rich. He was basically a terrible person but a genius businessman (he would have been a trillionaire by today's standards) :)
Many colonies were established by people who were exiled because of their religious beliefs. A group known as the Puritans wanted to reform the Church of England. In the early 1600s, the Puritans were respected professionals who were influential in England.
The reason would be poverty. Many women had decided to work in order to support their families. Because of urbanization, many women started were given chances to work in factories and home-based jobs. There was a larger population of woman workers during this time. However, women workers were paid lesser compared to their male counterparts.
