RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
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Question
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Mill life was very similar to life on the farm.
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Mill life offered no opportunities for women.
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Mill life was not easy, but it did offer some benefits.
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Mill life gave African-Americans equal opportunities.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first Laurens Cotton Mill was built on Rabon Creek by Richard Simpson. That mill burned in 1837. Train tracks were laid in the area following the Civil War, enabling cotton farmers to more efficiently transport their harvests to mills and markets. As a result, the South Carolina textile industry thrived.
Detailed explanation-2: -Upcountry cities such as Greenville, Spartanburg, and Rock Hill rose to prominence as textile manufacturing centers.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the upper floors white men and women often shared jobs as weavers, while women and children worked together as spinners and doffers – replacing spools of thread and tying broken ends. Men were always supervisors over women and women earned half to two-thirds what men earned; children earned even less.