I think a. the ban on slavery was blamed for slow economic growth , and slavery became legal in 1750.
The ancient civilizations developed law codes and the idea of divine kingship based off of what they knew. Law codes, like the code of Hamurabi, were made by the rulers according to the divine belefs. We have the similar example in Islamic countries today, that are secular but also take the law of Sheriat.
Most disturbing and horrific would probably be the way that workers could be mutilated by the machines or by human error and nobody would care about that. They would have to keep working without fingers or hands because not working would mean the end of their families. The injuries sometimes didn't have to be mutilation but were still severe.
Took care of the animals and became quite skilled as a seamstress
They fled to Union camps in the North or West.