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invention of the sewing machine
these days, most clothes are made in factories. in the old days, people used to make clothes at home. they used a sewing machine to make clothes.
until the nineteenth century, people sewed clothes by hand. in 1830, barthelemy thimonnier invented a sewing device. he even started his own factory with 80 machines. however, a mob of tailors destroyed his machines. they did this because they saw the machines as a threat to their businesses. thimonnier tried to recover from this loss. he eventually gathered enough money to restart his business. unfortunately, other inventors had built better sewing machines. consequently, thimonnier’s devices were no longer popular.
one such inventor was walter hunt from the united states. he invented a new type of sewing machine. his machine could sew the cloth in short, straight lines. since he did not consider his invention to be promising, hunt did not bother to patent it.
by 1846, sewing machine designs had further improved. that year, elias howe patented his sewing machine. it had a spool that supplied thread to the needle as it sewed. it could sew faster than tailors. howe tried to sell his machine to clothing manufacturers in the united states. however, they were not interested. consequently, howe went to england. he tried to sell his machine there. he managed to sell it at a low price, so then he returned to the united states. he found that, unfortunately, other inventors had
question 1 of 10
drag each cause and effect to the correct location on the chart.
read the sentences from the passage.
however, a mob of tailors destroyed his machines. they did this because they saw the machines as a threat to their businesses.
unfortunately, other inventors had built better sewing machines. consequently, thimonnier’s devices were no longer popular.
place each cause with the correct effect in the chart in the order that they appear in the sentences.
cause 1.
effect 1.
cause 2
effect 2:
because they saw the machines as a threat to their businesses
consequently, thimonnier’s devices were no longer popular
other inventors had built better sewing machines
a mob of tailors destroyed his machines
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Explanation:

For Cause 1 and Effect 1: The sentence "However, a mob of tailors destroyed his machines. They did this because they saw the machines as a threat to their businesses." shows that the cause is "because they saw the machines as a threat to their businesses" and the effect is "a mob of tailors destroyed his machines".

For Cause 2 and Effect 2: The sentence "Unfortunately, other inventors had built better sewing machines. Consequently, Thimonnier’s devices were no longer popular." shows that the cause is "other inventors had built better sewing machines" and the effect is "consequently, Thimonnier’s devices were no longer popular".

Answer:

Cause 1: because they saw the machines as a threat to their businesses → Effect 1: a mob of tailors destroyed his machines
Cause 2: other inventors had built better sewing machines → Effect 2: consequently, Thimonnier’s devices were no longer popular