Chapter 12 Section 2 quiz

Who hired unmarried women to work in the mills?

• George Meade

• Thomas Paine

• Robert Brown

• Francis Lowell

Who began forming groups that tried to improve pay and working conditions?

• Mill Owners

• Workers

• Corporate committees
• Government labor boards

Most employers did not hire this group out of fear of not being able to compete with other manufacturers.

• Union workers

• Highly skilled professionals
• Unemployed individuals
• Recent college graduates

___________ went down for both factory workers and craftspeople.

• Salaries
• Overtime

• Benefits
• Wages

Who hired entire families to work in the mills?

• Robert Livingston

• Samuel Slater

• Richard Arkwright

• Thomas Rothwell

Women paid _________ for working in the mills.

Samuel Slater attracted families to cities by issuing/building _______________.

Women had to pay _______ for a room inside the mill towns.

___________ founded the Rhode Island System.

• Robert Fulton

• Michael Thompson

• John Brown

• Samuel Slater

The typical workday for those who worked in the mills was __________________ per day.