Question

1. why did employers insist on controlling hours, wages, and shop rules in factories?

they believed their financial investments required them to direct operations
they believed factories should be run by local governments instead
they believed workers had no interest in steady employment
they believed workers preferred to manage all business decisions alone

1. how did industrialization change the way goods were produced in the early 1800s?

it shifted production from small workshops to large machine-powered factories
it reduced the use of machines and returned to hand production
it limited production to a few wealthy merchants controlling trade
it moved most work from towns and cities back onto farms

1. what did the coexistence of farms, workshops, and factories reveal about labor in the era?

different groups held competing ideas shaped by their own experiences
every worker had the same experience regardless of location or job
everyone agreed on a single perfect economic system for all regions
different groups stopped debating and avoided discussions about work

1. how did factory owners defend the use of wage labor in their businesses?

they claimed it prevented people from gaining any work experience
they claimed it stopped workers from moving to different communities
they argued it reduced the nations economic strength and trade
they argued it created chances to earn money without owning land or tools

1. what was one of the main goals of the seneca falls convention?

a. to establish womens colleges
b. to end child labor
c. to promote prohibition
d. to demand equal rights for women

Explanation:

1. Employers controlled factory operations to protect their financial investments.
2. Industrialization shifted production from small workshops to large machine-powered factories.
3. The coexistence of farms, workshops, and factories showed different groups had competing ideas shaped by their experiences.
4. Factory owners defended wage labor by arguing it created opportunities to earn money without owning land or tools.
5. A main goal of the Seneca Falls Convention was to demand equal rights for women.

Answer:

1. They believed their financial investments required them to direct operations
2. It shifted production from small workshops to large machine-powered factories
3. Different groups held competing ideas shaped by their own experiences
4. They argued it created chances to earn money without owning land or tools
5. d. To demand equal rights for women