Industrial Revoultion

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  1. 2. The process of moving from an agricultural society, in which most goods are handmade, to a society that thrives on machine-manufactured goods.
  2. 6. woven cloth, fabric
  3. 8. Movement taking and fencing off land formerly shared by peasants to create larger fields
  4. 11. Arkwright English inventor and entrepreneur who became the wealthiest and most successful textile manufacturer of the first Industrial Revolution. He invented the water frame, a machine that, with minimal human supervision, could spin several threads at once.
  5. 12. of Socialism and Communism classless society (equality)
  6. 15. Whitney American inventor of the cotton gin
  7. 19. Revolution A time when new inventions such as the seed drill and the steel plow made farming easier and faster. The production of food rose dramatically.
  8. 20. Act of 1833 British law designed to improve factory conditions and reduce child labor
  9. 22. power to steam power Characteristic of the Industrial Revolution
  10. 24. Movement of people from rural areas to cities
  11. 25. industry goods made by hand in the home
  12. 29. Engine heat engine that performs mechanical work with steam power; powered factories
  13. 30. mills factory for textiles
  14. 32. Jenny a spinning machine that can develop more than one spindle, letting someone spin several yarns at the same time
  15. 34. A business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts
  16. 35. Factors reasons for people to want to move away from their area or country
  17. 37. Urban apartment buildings that served as housing for poor factory workers. Often poorly constructed and overcrowded.
  18. 38. Factors reasons for emigration to a new land
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  1. 1. Gin Eli Whitney's invention that removed seeds from cotton faster than any man, at least ten times more; it called for more production, meaning more slaves
  2. 3. Robert Fulton's invention that increased trade and transport, namely in Mississippi
  3. 4. Pasteur French chemist who made the link between disease and microbes, developed vaccines against rabies and anthrax, developed pasteurization to kill disease caring microbes in milk
  4. 5. A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
  5. 7. line In a factory, an arrangement where a product is moved from worker to worker, with each person performing a single task in the making of the product.
  6. 8. person who assumes all financial risk in starting a business
  7. 9. production production of goods in large numbers through the use of machinery and assembly lines
  8. 10. union workers' organization formed to fight against poor factory conditions, low wages, and machinery that replaced workers
  9. 13. Revolution era where household industries (cottage industry) were replaced with factories and powered machinery
  10. 14. A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.
  11. 16. Marx 1818-1883. 19th century philosopher, political economist, sociologist, humanist, political theorist, and revolutionary. Often recognized as the father of communism. Analysis of history led to his belief that communism would replace capitalism as it replaced feudalism. Believed in a classless society.
  12. 17. rotation the system of growing a different crop in a field each year to preserve the fertility of the land
  13. 18. An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.
  14. 21. movement of people who were displaced from their jobs, from rural areas (country) to the cities
  15. 23. Watt Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819).
  16. 26. invention of Samuel B. Morse that kept the US closer by letting people communicate to others that were miles away
  17. 27. Smith Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economics. Seen today as the father of Capitalism. Wrote On the Wealth of Nations (1776) One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment.
  18. 28. Girls women workers who went to work for cloth corporations in Lowell, Massachusetts in the Industrial Revolution
  19. 31. Ford Assembly Line
  20. 33. Parts Eli Whitney's invention first used for weaponry. Allowed for parts of weapons to be replaced without getting a new weapon. Led to assembly line and gave US factory systems fame
  21. 36. Bessemer He revolutionized the way to manufacture steel by making the process quicker and more efficient