14. What happened to workers in the textile industry as a result of Francis Cabot Lowell's introduction of a new system?
A. Many mill workers were laid off because Lowell's power loom did the work of two different
types of machine.
B. Investors were hesitant to provide financial support because they did not believe it that the power loom
would be successful.
C. Male mill workers came to resent female mill workers because Lowell paid women more than
he paid men.
D. More women became mill workers because of the opportunity to earn better wages than most available
jobs paid.
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