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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Protests from the working class that led to the destroying of factory machines named by Ned






2. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






3. Machine that allowed workers to spin multiple strands of cotton at a time






4. The system of manufacturing large numbers of identical items.






5. Scottish engineer who made roads more efficient and easier to travel on






6. Poet who wrote about nature






7. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






8. Fenced-in/hedged-in fields created by wealthy british landowners on land that was formerly worked by British farmers.






9. Wrote about cruelties of war






10. British inventor who made steam engines faster and more efficient.






11. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






12. What did David Richardo write?






13. A system in which the government controls the economy.






14. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






15. The theory that society - not individuals should own all property and industry.






16. What did John Kay invent?






17. Believed that lower class will always remain the lower class






18. What did Eli Whitney invent?






19. Organizations representing workers' interests.






20. Made millions off the expansion of the American steel industry.






21. German thinker who put forth a radical view of socialism.






22. A time period in which tools and equipment were modified and methods of soil preparation - fertilization - crop care - and harvesting were improved






23. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






24. Wrote about poor in cities.






25. System in which workers stay in one place - adding parts as items go by.






26. Machine used water power from streams to power spinning wheels






27. Theory of evolution






28. Machine that made the rigorous job of cotton picking get done faster & more efficiently






29. Organizations representing workers' interests.






30. Large buildings that brought together workers and machines to produce large quantities of goods






31. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






32. Industrialist who led the expansion of the American steel industry.






33. The style of capitalism in which the government did not interfere with the economy






34. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






35. Moved to cities from the countryside. Worked long hours with poor conditions. Organized unions and strikes.






36. A political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country






37. Invented the telephone






38. The leading advocate of Laissez-faire economics; invented capitalism.






39. First Usable - practical light bulb.






40. Luddites were also known as the...






41. A system in which society - usually the government - owns and controls the means of production.






42. The growth of cities and the migration of people into them






43. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






44. The time period when power-driven machinery was developed.






45. Argued that population increased more rapidly that food supply - and therefore the number of people allowed to live should be limited






46. The idea that government should not interfere in business.






47. German thinker who had a radical view of socialism; Founder of modern communism.






48. James watt helped improve what?






49. Enough goods would be produced @ the lowest possible price to meet the demand in a market economy






50. What were adam smith's 3 natural laws of economics?