Question

Which statement about changes that occurred during the Industrial Revolution is true?

a. Agriculture was the first part of the economy transformed by machines.
b. Industrialization did not take place in countries that had representative governments.
c. More people became subsistence farmers or self-employed craftsmen than in earlier times.
d. Many people moved from farms and small towns to cities to find employment in textile factories.

Answer 1

The best option from the list would be that "d. Many people moved from farms and small towns to cities to find employment in textile factories," since there were more jobs with relatively higher pay in these areas.