Which of the following factors helped create the "industrious" revolution?
A) Households were moved by revivalist preachers to work harder to avoid time for sinning.
B) Because of changing climates, households had to work much longer hours to grow enough food.
C) Because of competition with slave and other forms of forced labor, most households had to include their children in laboring to provide enough income to survive.
D) Households gave up leisure time to produce more goods for the market in order to buy products produced elsewhere.

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The "industrious" revolution refers to a period where households began to focus more on market-oriented production and less on subsistence or household production. This shift involved giving up leisure time to produce goods for the market, with the aim of purchasing other goods. This change was not directly due to religious reasons, climate changes, or competition with slave labor, but rather a broader economic and social shift towards a market-oriented economy.

Which of the Following Factors Helped Create the "Industrious" Revolution