Background information: charles dickens visited the united states in 1842, and due to his interest in the treatment of factory workers, he visited the lowell mills in massachusetts. this is an excerpt from his observations. according to the passage, how do the workers of lowell differ from those of britain? they are harder working because of the strong influence of their managers. they have a larger manufacturing population in lowell, so jobs are plentiful. they are mostly women, whereas in britain, only men work in factories. they are daughters of farmers who only work in the factory for a few years.