What accurately describes working conditions in early factories?
a. Work hours ranged from twelve to sixteen hours per day.
b. Only adult men were employed as factory workers.
c. Workers made triple the wages they would have in agriculture.
d. Factory workers had considerable job security.
e. Cotton factories were seen as the most desirable work settings.
a
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