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Mill Town
Work in an 1830s textile mill; experience the conditions that sparked reform movements.
- Play style
- Story
- Module
- Reform and the Industrial North: Industrialization, immigration and reform movements
- Grade
- Grade 8 · Social Studies
- Standards
D2.His.2.6-8D2.Civ.14.6-8D2.Eco.13.6-8
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