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Labor In America
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The Industrial Revolution was dawning in the United States. At
Lowell, Massachusetts, the construction of a big cotton mill began in
1821. It was the first of several that would be built there in the
next 10 years. The machinery to spin and weave cotton into cloth
would be driven by water power. All that the factory owners needed was
a dep ....
Middle of paper ....ory workers did not earn high wages; the average pay was
about $3.50 a week. But in those times, a half-dozen eggs cost five
cents and a whole chicken cost 15 cents. The hours worked in the
factories were long. Generally, the girls worked 11 to 13 hours a
day, six days a week. But most people in the 1830s worked from dawn
until d.... |
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