Cotton Factory Factories Dbq

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Factories were bad for the health for the working class. In document A it says that almost half of the students that for a cotton factory had injuries. Also in document A it says that the conditions in the factories were hard to breath. The factories contained many diseases because of the amount of people in the factory. In document C it states that the hours were very long and they did not get to sit down for breakfast, tea, or dinner. The document also states that they were abused and could be seriously hurt. As it states in the document that he was beat until he was unconscious and one time they broke his elbow because he was trying to save his head while he was falling. The children there were forced to lie to inspectors about conditions

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