Lowell Mill Girls
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Social Studies
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11th Grade
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Easy
Caroline Odera
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
A group of workers who come together with the goal of gaining higher wages and better working conditions.
Back
unions
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Who were the "Mill Girls"?
Back
female workers who came to work for the textile corporations in Lowell
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How did New England's textile industry affect women?
Back
The need for unskilled labor provided low-paying factory jobs for young girls.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How did New England's textile industry affect both children and women?
Back
Gave them opportunities not available on family farms
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Who helped launch the factory system in the United States?
Back
Francis Cabot Lowell
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why did factory owners like to hire women?
Back
Because they could pay them less than men
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