Question

In the 1800s, factories hired more women and children than they had in the past because

A) Factory owners wanted to help entire families earn a better living

B) Most male laborers had left cities to move to rural areas

C) Machines could now do the heavy labor formerly done by men.

D) Most men stopped working in factories to join the US army.

Answer 1

C) Machines could now do the heavy labor formally done by men.

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Answer 2

im pretty sure the answer is C

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another thing i know is that woman and children didn't have to be paid even half as much as men, and also had better hands for factory machines