The Mill That Never Slept: teacher key

Factories, grade 7 edition, written for 7th grade. Cromford, Lowell and the rules of the first factories.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
- Japan
- Great Britain (answer)
- Brazil
What was special about the Waltham mill?
- It made cars
- It made paper
- Every step from raw cotton to cloth was in one building (answer)
What did Lowell's companies offer women from farms?
- Cash wages and room and board (answer)
- Free land
- Free cars
Why did Cromford need to build cottages near the mill?
- Workers liked cottages
- Cotton needed shade
- It needed more workers than the area had (answer)
What does mechanized mean here?
- Made by hand
- Run by machines (answer)
- Very old