Do NowLook at pg. 325. Write about the factory system and why they went to New England.

You have five min.

Welcome to Fred’s Factory

Rules of Fred’s Factory

• Make as many perfect circles as you can! More circles = more $$.

• NO Talking

• NO Complaining

• NO Wasting Time

• Listen to the Boss

Wages – best in n.e.!

$ 3 per week

- 50 cents (boarding)

- 50 cents (food)

- 50 cents (outhouse)_______________________________________________________

$1.50 per week

Time Schedule – 13 hrs.• 5:30 am - wake up bell

• 6:00 am - breakfast

• 6:30 am - start work

• 12:00 pm - lunch break

• 12:30 pm - start work

• 3:00 pm - 5 min break

• 6:00 pm - dinner break

• 6:30 pm - start work

• 7:30 pm - go back to boarding house for bed

Bad economy – wage cut

down to $ 2.50 per week

- 50 cents (boarding)

- 50 cents (food)

- 50 cents (outhouse)_______________________________________________________

only $1.00 per week

WRITTEN REFLECTION• Please work quietly on your reflection.

• On the front side, you can write bullets.

• On the back side, for the DBQ, please write in complete sentences.

Discussion Questions• What did the walk to the classrooms represent?

• What did the scissors/finished circles represent?

• What was something positive about working in the factory?

• What were hardships of working in the factory?

• Why would people get fired from the factory?

• How did life change with the building of textile mills?