Question

Compared to their previous rural lives, which changes did working-class people experience in urban settings during the Industrial Revolution?(1 point)

Men worked long hours outside the home in the city instead of working shorter days on a family farm.

Men were expected to work at home and in a factory in the city instead of only working outside the home in rural areas.

Women were not allowed to work and earn money in the city like they had when living in rural areas.

Children had to work jobs in the cities, but when they lived in rural areas they were not required to work.
Which of the following is true about the experiences of the urban working class during the Industrial Revolution?(1 point)

Families lived in homes that were similar to those found in rural areas.

Men, women, and children all needed to work to earn money that families needed for rent, food, and clothing.

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.
Why were children often hired to work in factories during the Industrial Revolution?(1 point)

Children could fit into tight spaces between machines and could be paid smaller wages, so factory owners hired them.

There were no schools for children who lived in the city, so factory owners hired them so they had something to do during the day.

Men were too busy on the family farm to work in factories, so factory owners needed to hire children.

Factories were too dangerous for women to work in, so factory owners hired children instead.
What is one cause of the increase in the standard of living for people of the lower class during the Industrial Revolution?(1 point)

People of the lower class had their income increase enough so that they could afford to attend the theater and go out to restaurants.

Workers from the lower class started to eat imported luxury goods such as cocoa.

Workers from the lower class could afford to buy hundreds of sets of ready-made clothing that had been made in textile factories.

People of the lower class saw an increase in their wages and could now afford to have servants.
What did labor unions help accomplish?(1 point)

Union-led activism contributed to the passing of laws and policies that set reasonable working hours and increased the size of the working class.

Union-led activism contributed to the passing of laws and policies that set reasonable working hours and protected workers.

Union-led activism stopped the passing of laws and policies that set reasonable working hours and protected workers.

Union-led activism contributed to the passing of laws and policies that set longer working hours and limited worker protections
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Answer 1

1) Men worked long hours outside the home in the city instead of working shorter days on a family farm.

2) Men, women, and children all needed to work to earn money that families needed for rent, food, and clothing.

3) Children could fit into tight spaces between machines and could be paid smaller wages, so factory owners hired them.

4) Workers from the lower class started to eat imported luxury goods such as cocoa.

5) Union-led activism contributed to the passing of laws and policies that set reasonable working hours and protected workers.