1. Why were factory owners and managers willing to hire women and children during the Industrial Revolution? a. Women and children had a more even work temperament.
b. Education was unimportant to children at this time in history.
c. Wages for women and children were less than a man’s wages.
d. To keep families together entire families were hired by owners.

2. Women's suffrage would take many years to become a reality. Why did legislation giving women the right to vote take so long to pass--even though the plight of women became a major concern during the Industrial Revolution?
a. The only people who could write the legislation were men who did not want to
women to have any power.
b. The unspoken rules of British society still expected women not to participate in
public life in a visible way.
c. This type of legislation would change the structure of government too much to be
considered.
d. Most British women did not want the right to vote because they were afraid of the
responsibility it held.

3. Why were factories more profitable than the cottage industry approach to textile production?
a. People would pay higher prices for factory-made items.
b. Homemade items took longer to create and were not always equal in quality.
c. Factory-made items were in greater demand as people wanted to support the new
economy.
d. Homemade items required more raw materials than factory-made products.