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Unit 6 – Industrialization and Its Effects
Topic 6.4
Why might first-person accounts from factory workers during the Industrial Revolution be limited sources?
Factory workers usually had optimistic views about their working conditions that clouded reality.
First-person accounts are generally more reliable than other types of sources as they provide direct evidence without interpretation.
Individual experiences may not accurately reflect overall conditions or broader trends across different factories or regions.
Factory workers tended to exaggerate their suffering in order to gain sympathy.
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