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Document 44: "Statistics of Lowell Manufactures, January, 1857"
Document 44: "Statistics of Lowell Manufactures, January, 1857"
These statistics were compiled from reports by Lowell’s textile manufacturing companies, including the Lowell Bleachery and Lowell Machine Shop that supported the textile mills. This data illustrates the necessity of southern-grown cotton for northern textile mills.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Osnaburgs: A course, heavy cotton fabric used for furnishing or sacks
Text-Depended Questions
Text-Depended Questions
How many textile mills in Lowell produced cotton cloth?
How many pounds of cotton were consumed per week in Lowell's textile mills?
Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions
If mills had to purchase cotton grown without enslaved labor, how might that affect the mill workers?
Citation
“Statistics of Lowell Manufacturers. January 1857. Compiled from authentic sources. [Lowell, 1857].”Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021768582/.
“Statistics of Lowell Manufacturers. January 1857. Compiled from authentic sources. [Lowell, 1857].”Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021768582/.
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