USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Factory workers faced low wages (pay), unsafe working conditions & long hours.
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Manufacturing and production workplaces often contain several risks like heavy machinery that can malfunction, falling objects, exposure to high temperatures, overturned equipment and liquids that can spill and create a fall hazard. Factory workers may suffer injuries such as: Back injuries from moving materials.

Detailed explanation-2: -factory owners paid low wages and forced workers to work more hours as this maximized their profits. they were not concerned about the financial or social condition of the workers. they only think about themselves and to make more money they gave minimum wage and made them work longer hours.

Detailed explanation-3: -Poor workers were often housed in cramped, grossly inadequate quarters. Working conditions were difficult and exposed employees to many risks and dangers, including cramped work areas with poor ventilation, trauma from machinery, toxic exposures to heavy metals, dust, and solvents.

Detailed explanation-4: -Factories tended to be poorly lit, cluttered, and unsafe places where workers put in long hours for low pay. These harsh conditions gave rise in the second half of the 19th century to the trade-union movement, in which workers organized in an attempt to improve their lot through collective action.

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