Why did Alexander Hamilton think that factories were good for the country?
n the old days, people who had never been trained to weave, farm, or work in some other craft became beggars or thieves.Now they could find work in the factory
Which was cheaper - factory-made cloth, or hand-made cloth?
factory-made cloth
Describe how two or three of the different members in a weaver's family helped out with the family's work, in the days when people worked in their homes.
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5. What was the name of the group that followed General Ludd?
Luddites
Which invention allowed machines to work without ever having to stop?
steam engine
Weavers who worked at home could no longer get people to buy their cloth. What new job were they forced to take?
Factory workers
What was one of the problems with slums?
Cities couldn’t keep up with building roads or laying down pipes for fresh water. Slums often had open sewers, where human waste mixed with the drinking water.
When weavers who worked at home could no longer get people to buy their cloth, what did they do?
They were forced to work in factories
What was one way that work in factories differed from work in the home?
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What leader in the United States agreed with the Luddites?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the name of the man who led the underground army that opposed the rise of factories?
General Ned Ludd
. Near what two cities in the United States were factories built?
Boston, New York
How were the working conditions of the factory difficult for the children who worked there? a They had to work long hours. b They had to stand all day in front of machines. c They breathed in the fine white dust from the cotton d All above
d