Question

Which of the following was an effect of the factory system?
Textile production dropped and made Britain struggle economically.
• Other countries rejected business practices that Britain had invented.
People were no longer their own bosses.
People were able to make more
• money working at a factory than farming.

Answer 1

Correct answer: People were no longer their own bosses.

Explanation: The factory system centralized production and introduced wage labor and managerial control, so workers had to follow factory schedules and orders instead of running their own small shops or farms. Textile production actually increased under the factory system, and while factory wages sometimes attracted workers away from farming, the most direct and consistent effect was loss of worker autonomy.