Examine the image from the top of the article and read the caption.
Caption: This painting titled "Washington as a Farmer at Mount
Vernon" was painted in 1851 as part of a series on George
Washington. The artist shows Washington on his farm overseeing
his enslaved workers.
How does this painting support the author's main idea that
"Time and again, powerful and brilliant men and women have
produced racist ideas in order to justify the racist policies of their
era..."? Use at least two examples from the article to support
your response.

During the industrial revolution, many governmentsadopted an economic system called capitalism. in thissystem, governments allowed businesses to operate asfreely as possible, capitalism led to economic growth inmany countries and a small number of peoplebecome very wealthy. however the system could be harshfor poor workers, who often worked long hours in unsafeconditions just to make enough money to eat. as a result,some workers turned against capitalism and demandedthat their governments take more control over theireconomies.which statement best describes the passages main idea? a. capitalism was beneficial for some people during the industrialrevolution, but others opposed the system.b. capitalism was mostly a cause of problems during the industrialrevolution, which led to its eventual collapse.c. capitalism became the favored economic system for manycountries during the industrial revolution.d. capitalism was to countries during the industrialrevolution, but became a problem after the revolution ended.edit: correct answer is a