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What did adults did in the 1900s?
They worked in mills, factories, or cotton mills. They worked for about 12-18 hours a day.(:
How long was a normal workday for a child who worked in a textile factory?
Children who worked in textile factories during the Industrial Revolution typically worked 12-16 hours a day, six days a week. This grueling schedule often led to exhaustion and health issues for these young workers.
What did women do in Britian during world war 2?
Women in Britain worked in factories and farms in the war.
What or who are Luddites in Britain?
They were textile workers in England early in the Industrial Revolution who worked in a pre-industrial manner and broke industrial textile machinery because thought it destroyed their ability to "make a living."
What was the role of cotton in the Civil War?
It wasn't. It was important to the plantation owners. The slaves, if their "master" happened to own a cotton plantation and they were told to pick cotton, they picked it or got a beating. The slaves were brought here unwillingly, bought and sold like cattle. They did what they were told to do to avoid punishment or death.
Who were the first textile workers in America?
The men and women of New England, specifically those around Beverly, MA who worked in the Beverly Cotton Manufactory.
Places children had to work during child labor?
there were several places where children worked. here are come: - on the streets (street vendors) - in textile mills - coal mines - factories - some still worked in agriculture on farms
Who Was Robert Owen and What Did He Do?
He was social reformer and he worked in factories and cotton fields. A social reformer is someone who studies history
What year did the mill girls work in the factories?
The mill girls primarily worked in factories during the 19th century, particularly from the 1820s to the 1850s. These young women, often from rural areas, were employed in textile mills, especially in New England, as part of the Industrial Revolution. Their labor was crucial to the growth of the American textile industry during this period.
How did the cotton gin and textile mill alter the curse of relations between the notheren and southern regions of the US?
Samuel Slater brought the secret of textile mills to the north and many mills popped up in New England. Lowell, Massachusetts was the central city for textile production. Young women worked long hours in the mills. They were controlled by bells, and created a close community.Eli Whitney created the cotton gin that made it easier to clean cotton and produce it in greater quantities. Cotton became important in the textile industry and was in great demand. Growing cotton was an easy way to get rich and became important to Southern Economy.
What was one reason some northern workers opposed the antislavery movement?
The northern workers worked in big factories and were interested in the mass production of cotton that the slaves did in the south. The workers needed the cotton from the south to keep their factories going. Therefore, they essentially needed slaves to keep their jobs.
How many children worked in a factories?
They haven't. Although there are very few children working (illegally) in factories in the more developed countries, there are tens of thousands of children working in textile and other factories in south Asia and southeast Asia, as well as parts of South America and Africa. The clothing which many people wear, here in the U.S. is made (unfortunately) with child labor from many of these overseas textile factories.
