Beginnning of Abolishing Slavery
This state added abolition as a provision to their 1777 state constitution
Vermont
Eli Whitney invented this, hand cranked device to remove seeds
Cotton Gin
What river powered the mill?
Merrimack River
This state issued the emancipation act of 1780
Pennsylvania
Turned cotton into cloth
Water-powered textile factories
Where was this mill located?
Northern Massachusetts
This was the last state to adopt gradual emancipation
New Jersey
The way craftsmen adjusted to the new supply and demand
Pre-made goods
Why did the mill girls go on strike?
harsh working conditions, and bad working hours
This line is between Pennsylvania and Maryland, where most states above this line wanted to abolish slavery
Mason-Dixon Line
Working conditions and wages led to this form of worker security
Unions
How many workers worked at the mill?
10,000
This act said free children must serve an indentured term of 28 years
The Emancipation Act of 1780
Belief that working men could raise from working wages to ownership
Free Labor Ideology
Lure of wages