WorksheetsChapter 13 Mills
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Who invented the water frame?
Samuel Slater
Richard Arkwright
Francis Cabot Lowell
Eli Whitney
His mill is in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the first in the U.S.
Samuel Slater
Richard Arkwright
Francis Cabot Lowell
Eli Whitney
He used interchangeable parts to develop guns for the U.S.
Samuel Slater
Richard Arkwright
Francis Cabot Lowell
Eli Whitney
Who did Samuel Slater use for labor in his mill?
Young unmarried women
Young men
Entire families
Free Africans
What type of worker did Lowell hire?
Young women from local farms
Young men from Europe
Entire families
Immigrants only
Which are advantages for the Lowell girls?
Good pay $2 -4 a week
Took classes during free time
Three meals a day
Working 12-14 hours a day
Sarah G. Bagley worked to improve working conditions, which reform did she work towards?
Child labor reform
Safer mills
10 hour work day
Equal pay for men and women
What dangers did mill workers face?
Hearing damage
Poor eyesight
Injuries to arms and legs
Breathing issues from fabric lint
What were Lowell Girls expected to do on their one day off?
Work
Attend church
Travel to other cities
Drink alcohol and gamble
What was the one thing workers could do to force change in the workplace?
They could quit
They could sue the owners
They could burn down the mill in protest
They could go on strike
