Which of the following was an effect of the factory system?

Question

People were able to make more money working at a factory than farming.
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 no longer their own bosses.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: People were no longer their own bosses.

The factory system centralized production, leading to a shift where workers operated under the management of factory owners rather than having control over their own work. This resulted in decreased autonomy for workers compared to farming or other forms of self-employment.