Vocabulary
What is the period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that we have been studying called?
The Industrial Revolution
What is child labor?
Child Labor is the use of children in industry or business. Children were viewed as laborers throughout the 19th century. Many children worked on farms, small businesses, mills and factories.
Where is Lowell Mills located?
Lowell Mills is located in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Raisins are made from grapes.
What is Lowell Mills?
Lowell Mills is a textile mill located in a factory town that employed farm girls who lived in company-owned boardinghouses
Who were the child laborers? What sort of families did they come from?
Poor Families: Help families pay for food and rent
Orphans: Forced to work for food
Young Girls, usually between the ages 15-30
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Spongebob Squarepants!
What is a work stoppage, caused by the mass refusal of employees to work called? (This is usually caused by employee grievances.)
A Strike.
What sort of jobs did child laborers do?
Working on machines in factories
Selling newspapers on street corners
Breaking up coal at the coal mines
Chimney sweeps
What did we learn from the Lowell Mills Time Table?
The girls worked for 11 hours per day on average.
Who is the villain of the Harry Potter series?
Lord Voldemort
What is urbanization?
The movement of people from rural areas (farms) into cities.
Why did some businesses hire children?
Children are small and can easily fit between machines and into small spaces. They also worked for cheap, worked hard, and did some jobs that adults would not do.
How many looms did the Lowell Mill girls each operate?
They operated four (4) mills each.
Who is the Greek god of the sky?
Zeus (Jupiter in Latin)
Define Labor Unions.
A labor union is an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.
What is the act that ended child labor in the United States?
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Why did the Lowell Mills girls go on strike? When did they go on strike? How long did the strike last?
They went on strike because their pay was being cut down (again). They striked for 30 days total in October of 1836.
What planets are on both sides of the Earth?
Mars and Venus.