Question

Which of the following is true about the experiences of the urban working class during the Industrial Revolution?
Men, women, and children all
O needed to work to earn money that families needed for rent, food, and clothing.
Families lived in homes that were similar to those found in rural areas.
Children of factory workers usually
• went to school, while their parents worked.
Women did not often work outside
• of the home, having to complete chores and care for their families.

Answer 1

Only the first statement is true: men, women, and children all often needed to work to earn money for rent, food, and clothing.

Brief corrections:
- Working-class families lived in overcrowded tenements and slums, not homes like those in rural areas.
- Many factory children did not go to school; child labor was common.
- Many women worked outside the home (in factories, mills, mines, or as domestic servants), not solely doing chores at home.