Which of the following best explains the deterioration of the working and living conditions of workers in New England textile mills in the 1830s and 1840s?
A. Living and working conditions deteriorated primarily because of the economic depression of the late 1830s.
B. Working and living conditions deteriorated primarily because of the growing labor surplus.
C. An economic depression led management to focus more on profits than on providing decent working and living conditions for the workers.
D. Competition from English imports was the primary reason for the deterioration of working and living conditions.
Answer: C
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