Question

\few wives in antebellum america enjoyed a life free from labor. family life depended on the smooth performance of an extensive array of unpaid occupations in the household, and on the presence... of someone to provide that work - to supervise the children through the vicissitudes of a changing social and economic order, to make and mend clothes, quilts, pillows, and other household furnishings, to shop for items the household could afford..., and scavenge... for those it could not; to clean, cook, and bake; and, whenever necessary, to move from unpaid to paid labor to bolster the household income. the growth... of the cash economy of the northeast had not rendered this labor superfluous. nor had it reduced housework to unskilled labor.\ jeanne boydston, historian, home and work, 1990 21 mark for review which of the following most directly contributed to the situation described in the excerpt? a the abolitionist movement b increased immigration c the market revolution d the emergence of mass political parties

Explanation:

The excerpt describes the labor - intensive domestic work of antebellum American wives. The market revolution (early 19th - century in the US) involved the growth of a cash economy. While it brought some changes, it did not eliminate the need for extensive household labor as described. The abolitionist movement was about ending slavery, increased immigration is not directly related to the described domestic labor situation, and the emergence of mass political parties is a political phenomenon not tied to the domestic labor context.

Answer:

C. The market revolution