Read the following poem and answer the question that follows. Oh! isn't it a pity, such a pretty girl as I
Should be sent to the factory to pine away and die?
Oh! I cannot be a slave, I will not be a slave,
For I'm so fond of liberty,
That I cannot be a slave.

Why would a factory worker in a northern mill town sing this poem?

Select the best choice from the answers provided.
A.
because the mill owners speeded up the pace of work
B.
because there was overproduction which led to profits
C.
because she wanted to protest against the wage cuts
D.
because she did not want to work outside the home