To adequately staff the Lowell textile mill at Waltham, Massachusetts, mill managers first turned to _________.
A. runaway slaves from the South
B. newly arrived European immigrants
C. young girls from New England farms
D. farmers who could no longer support themselves through farming
Answer: C
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