American History:Answer both question in 200 words each.

1. Discuss how the religious and social issues of Europe helped to define and segregate the early American colonies.

2. Imagine yourself in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1840 where either you or a close family member works as a factory girl in the textile mill. Discuss what you (or your close family member) experience and see. Consider how technology has made the town distinct and if women affiliated with the mill were treated better or worse in society than their peers elsewhere.