Industrial Revolution

4. period of technological improvement and increased crop productivity that occurred during the 18th and early 19th centuries in Europe
6. group of skilled workers who reacted to machines by using sledge hammers to break them
9. term for money businessmen used to invest
10. a system of manufacturing based upon work done at home on materials supplied by merchant employers
12. A type of company that sells shares in the company to investors
15. water-born disease that was common in crowded cities
16. creator of the steam engine
18. belief that middle class women should stay at home and be the best wives/mothers
19. the process of making an area more city like
20. first industry of the Industrial Revolution

1. An economic system where machines do work that was once performed by animals or humans
2. the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.
3. the system of manufacturing that began in the 18th century with the development of the power loom and the steam engine and is based on concentration of industry into large establishments
5. Idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs. "hands off" ADAM SMITH leads to unprecedented profit and the growth of the middle class but the majority of urban workers suffered
7. glass building in London that showcased the newest technology
8. changed the way things were made as new machines invented in the 1700s and 1800s meant it was possible to produce goods in larger amounts in factories
11. term for the middle class
13. term for the working class
14. a person who takes the risk of organizing and operating a new business
17. wealthy farmers bought land from small farmers, then benefited from economies of scale in farming huge tracts of land
21. apartment building for the working class