According to the passage, which of the following contributed to the inability of the workers at Lowell to have their demands met?

The very young age of some of the workers made political organization impractical.

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Social attitudes of the time pressured women into not making demands.

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The Lowell Female Labor Reform Association was not organized until 1844.

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Their families depended on the workers to send some of their wages home.

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The people who were most sympathetic to the workers lived outside of New England.

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The correct option is D Their families depended on the workers to send some of their wages home.
The problem why the worker stir was short-lived as, most of the workers were the sole breadwinners of the family and they couldn’t go long without pay. This is given in option (d).

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According to the passage, which of the following contributed to the inability of the workers at Lowell to have their demands met?

The correct option is D Their families depended on the workers to send some of their wages home.The problem why the worker stir was short-lived as, most of the workers were the sole breadwinners of the family and they couldn’t go long without pay. This is given in option (d).

The correct option is D Their families depended on the workers to send some of their wages home.
The problem why the worker stir was short-lived as, most of the workers were the sole breadwinners of the family and they couldn’t go long without pay. This is given in option (d).