General
True or false: Workers were paid shockingly little.
True
True or false: Child labor was necessary during the Industrial Revolution.
True
Who lost their jobs thanks to the rise of machines?
Craftspeople
Who was the wealthy factory owner who discriminated against women?
Francis Cabot Lowell
True or false: Workers had many laws and rules protecting them.
False
What was one of the most common jobs for children?
Coal mining, delivering papers, working in mills
What were two disadvantages of machines?
People lost their jobs and they were dangerous
True or false: African-Americans were enslaved in the South, but could work the same as anyone else in the North.
False- they had much less opportunities even in the North
What was the average workday length?
What sect of children was child Labor especially hard on?
Orphans
What was one of the new machines the appeared during the industrial revolution?
Spinning Jenny, spinning mule, power loom
Why was Lowell, Massachusetts perfect for industrialization?
Because it was right by a water power source
Why was it always so hot in the summer in the factories?
Because there was no air conditioning or temperature control
What would families with more children than work do with their kids?
Send them off to another family to work there and bring home wages
What was an advantage of machines?
They did more work in less time than people
Why did factories hire women? (Both reasons)
They could be paid/treated less, and often only stayed for a few years