Mill Girls of Lowell

What was filling the air in the mills?

• cotton dust
• toxic gasses
• sawdust

Where did most of the girls live before they came to the mills?

• Cities
• Towns
• Farms
• Slums

What time did the mill girls typically wake up?

• 2:30 AM
• 8 AM
• 7:30 AM
• 4:30 AM

How many breaks did the girls get during their workday?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• as many as they needed

In the 1830s, would it have been proper for a girl to move to the mills alone?

• yes
• no

Company owners wanted to make more money, so what did they do to the wages of the girls at the mill?

• They increased (went up)
• they stayed the same
• they decreased (went down)
• The girls did not get paid

When the mill girls started to quit, who filled the jobs that were left behind?

• slaves
• immigrants
• men
• machines

What time did the mill girls finish work?

• 12 pm
• 3 pm
• 7 pm
• 10 pm

What did most of the girls do with their money?

• Donate to charity
• shop
• save it for later
• open up free schools for students

Was the work easy or hard for the girls?

• easy
• hard