How did changes in manufacturing in the late 1700s and early 1800s affect people living in cities in the North? Fewer people worked in factories as water-powered machines increasingly replaced laborers.
Factories used interchangeable parts and water power, so workers’ hours became shorter.
Factories employed more people, including women and children, for lower wages and longer hours.
As factory employment became less widely available, people began leaving the cities to work in agriculture.

During the 1920s, the federal reserve increased the money supply and kept interest rates very low, encouraging consumer spending and the brisk borrowing of money. business investment and the expansion of businesses grew rapidly during the 1920 to meet the needs of this huge consumer spending. however, during the crash of 1929, the federal reserve reversed its expansionary monetary policy and cut off the money supply by almost 30%, causing banks to not have enough currency on hand when depositors wanted their hard-earned money. after reading the prompt, what can you surmise happened next that contributed to the great depression? a) black tuesday b) collapse of banks c) high unemployment d) election of franklin d. roosevelt