Background information: Charles Dickens visited the
United States in 1842. Due to his interest in the
treatment of factory workers, he visited the Lowell Mills
in Massachusetts. This is an excerpt from his
observations.
Which of these generalizations does Dickens support
in the passage?
The factories in Britain produce finer goods than the
ones in Lowell.
The working and living conditions in Britain are far
more miserable than in Lowell.
The factories in Lowell and Britain are very similar.
Both the British and American governments have
worked to improve working conditions.

Option B, The working and living conditions in Britain are far  more miserable than in Lowell, is the right answer.

Explanation:

Charles Dickens was a writer and a social critic of his time. He has been regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian age. He was the one who is known for his close analysis of working condition in London as his work of fiction.

In the year 1842, Charles Dickens visited the factories in Massachusetts. He found that the factories of America were laudable in many ways, for instance, the treatment of workers. When he toured the factories of Lowell, he was very much influenced by the management and comfort of workers in the factories. Therefore, he concluded that the working conditions Lowell were much better than Britain.

b.

jim crow laws were enacted in northern states.