Industries and Factories

How did the introduction of new mills affect the skills required by workers?

• It increased the need for skilled labor.

• It decreased the need for skilled labor.

• It had no effect on the need for skilled labor.

What was one consequence of the changes in workers' lives due to new mills?

• Increased leisure time

• Longer working hours

• Higher wages

What did Samuel Slater do to fill his labor need at a low cost?

• He hired entire families who moved to Pawtucket to work in the mills.

• He offered high wages to attract skilled workers.

On most farms, who worked to help their families?

• children

• adults

• animals

What made many tasks in the mill simple enough for children to do?

• The machines made many tasks in the mill simple enough for children to do.

• The tasks were naturally easy and required no skill.

• The tasks were supervised by adults at all times.

Why did mill owners profit from hiring children?

• Mill owners profited because they paid children low wages.

• Children were more skilled than adults.

• Children demanded more benefits than adults.

What did Slater build to attract families to his mill?

• housing

• a shopping mall

• a theme park

Mill owners throughout the northeast ______ Slater’s methods.

• copied

• criticized

• improved

What was Slatersville named after?

• Samuel Slater

• John Smith

• William Clark

Who built the town of Slatersville?

• Slater and his brother

• The Wright brothers

• The Rockefeller family