Background information: Charles Dickens visited the
United States in 1842. Due to his interest in the
treatment of factory workers, he visited the Lowell Mills
in Massachusetts. This is an excerpt from his
observations.
Which of these generalizations does Dickens support
in the passage?
The factories in Britain produce finer goods than the
ones in Lowell.
The working and living conditions in Britain are far
more miserable than in Lowell.
The factories in Lowell and Britain are very similar.
Both the British and American governments have
worked to improve working conditions.