Which of the following was a drawback of the Industrial Revolution?

AThe birth of the middle class
BThe development of new consumer goods
CThe use of child labor
DThe development of the transcontinental railroad

Verified Answer :

a drawback is something negative, something that is not wished for and is detrimental.

Let's just see which of the options is negative?

The negative options is: C, use of child labour, as it takes away opportunities from children to develop properly. And in fact, it was a big problem in the Industrial revolution - so it's the correct answer.

The other options are not negative -  new consumer goods in themselves for example are a good thing!