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Francis Cabot Lowell

Hi my name is Martha White, today was my first day working at the textile mills. We used the Lowell System where you use water textile mills. In the Lowell system you can both spin thread and weave cloth in the same mill which is very efficient. All of the people that I was working with were young girls like me. Working at the mill was really tough work. I kept on cutting my fingers on the threads. I also had to keep my hair pulled back so it didn’t get caught in the machines. The place we were working in was a horrible working environment. We had to keep the windows shut so wind didn’t blow in and blow the threads away. With the windows close like this it makes it so hot, it was very uncomfortable. I couldn’t make conversation with any of the other girls either because the sounds of the mills were over powering. Even with all of these harsh conditions I am still going to work to provide money for my growing family. Slater’s Mill

Hi my name is John Smith and today was my first day working at Slater’s mill. I am a young man with a strong growing family who needs money. Slater is providing housing for our families as I work, this town is called Slatervile. I have also noticed that there have been many children working in the mills as well. I don’t really think many people have a problem with children working because all the growing families need money and there willing to do what ever means necessary. So Slatervile was named after Samuel Slater and his brother John Slater. Work is a simple task for the younger people, most of them just have to feed cotton to the machine. But still workers like me don’t need specific skills to run the machines in the mills

Joe Schroeder Nat turners Rebellion

What Nat Turner did was he thought he heard god tell him that he had to end slavery. He was a slave in Virginia. On an august night in 1831, Nat Turner went out to led a group of slaves and kill all of the slave owners. The first started and successfully killed Nat’s owners. Soon they killed about 60 white slave owners in Nat’s community. Many of the slaves were killed because they though that they were part of Nat’s rebellion even if they weren’t. Turner and his crew were running around the country side killing Slave owners for a good 6 weeks. He was in hiding in woods and caves until he was finally caught and brought to trial. Nat said that he knew what he deserved and he was executed on November 11th. If I was a slave at the time of Nat’s rebellion I most likely been on Nat’s side because I would have hated being a slave. But if I was a white person at the time I would not have like the rebellion because for one I would be afraid that I was going to get killed and I would not have wanted my slaves running away. Now a days I wouldn’t have been for it because I don’t believe in slavery but back then all white people did and I would think I would have been for it too.

If south was a diverse economy If the south wasn’t just a one crop economy they might have been better in the civil war. Since the north had farming and factories they could make stuff the south couldn’t. There might also be a less need for slaves. I doubt the south would have gotten rid of all there slaves but they could have cut down on how many slaves there were in the south. Plus instead of just focusing on cotton they could have made more weapons for the American army or gave better ideas on how the transportation worked. Since they were a one crop economy they lost out on that and also money. Yeah they could have made a lot more goods to be shipped out instead of just having one main good. So if the South would have diversified I think that they would have had a better chance against the north. Also they could have advanced our technology even more than the north did. So all in all if the south would have diversified lives of the slaves and many whites could have been a lot simpler. Zach Glembin

Nat Turners Rebellion If I lived back then and I was black I would have joined Nat in a heartbeat. I would have hated to have some white guy I barely knew to push me around and tell me what to do. Nat said God told him he had to end slavery. I think it was the right thing because they were treating slaves like they were worthless and didn’t care for them. I know I wouldn’t like being treated like that. But on the other hand if I was white I probably would have had slaves to. I think I would have been one of the more respectful slave owners and treated them with respect but still have them do stuff like yard work. It’s still hard to tell if we wouldn’t have been like the mean slave owners now knowing how harsh and wrong it is to own slaves and make them do all the work. Then again the slaves didn’t help the cause by going on a slave owner rampage but they had to do what they had to do. So I think I would have had to support what they were doing but not how they were doing it. Zach Glembin

Zach Glembin
 * Subject ||  Grade  ||  Explanation  ||
 * Working through conditions ||  A  ||  I give there working through conditions an A. They get this because it wasn’t a good or healthy place to work. Windows were rarely opened so it was hot and muggy. They had to work long periods of time with only one break. The air was filled with dust so it was hard to breath. The machines cut there hands and they were deafening loud.  ||
 * Working Schedule difficulty ||  A  ||  The women worked everyday but Saturday for 14 hours. They only got one 35 minute break for lunch. So to be able to work that long with one break every day should get an A.  ||
 * Money Made ||  B-  ||  I give there money made a B-. they only made 2-4 dollars a week. But they had to pay 1.25 for room and board so the most they could make is 2.75. that would also only be if they got the 4 dollars a week. But there still making money to try and help there family so that’s why they get a B-.  ||