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Set 1: Cross-Text Connections

Explanation

Answer: A

PASSAGE

Text 1 The Industrial Revolution is defined by the transition to new manufacturing processes. This period saw the rise of the factory system, mechanization, and urbanization. Text 2 This transition was fueled by the 'Enclosure Movement,' which privatized common land, forcing peasants to move to cities for work. Thus, the factory workforce was created by the systematic dispossession of the rural poor.

Which choice best describes the relationship between the economic shift and the social shift?

A. The industrial labor supply (Text 1) was generated by the forced displacement of the agrarian population (Text 2).✓ Correct
B. Factories were built on farms.
C. Peasants wanted to move to cities.
D. Text 2 contradicts Text 1.

Detailed Explanation

Text 1: Factory system/Urbanization. Text 2: Enclosure -> Forced peasants to move. Relationship: Displacement created workforce.

Key Evidence:

• "forcing peasants to move"

• "workforce was created by ... dispossession"

Why others are wrong: B (Cities.), C (Forced.), D (Explains cause.).

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