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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Enough goods would be produced @ the lowest possible price to meet the demand in a market economy






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






3. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






4. Defended the idea of a free economy.






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






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






7. Wrote about poor in cities.






8. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






9. What did John Kay invent?






10. Wrote about cruelties of war






11. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






12. The system of growing a different crop in a field each year to preserve the fertileness of the land






13. What did David Richardo write?






14. Protests from the working class that led to the destroying of factory machines named by Ned






15. People can work for their own good






16. Identical Machine-made parts.






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






18. Believed wages would be forced down as the population increases






19. Theory of evolution






20. James hargreaves invented what?






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






22. Business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts






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






24. The development of industries for the machine production of goods






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






26. Invented the telephone






27. What did George Stephenson name the engine he built with the help of his son?






28. What did jethro tull invent?






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






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






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






32. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






33. What did Eli Whitney invent?






34. The shift - beginning in England during the 18th century - from making goods by hands to making those goods by machine






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






36. Poet who wrote about nature






37. First Usable - practical light bulb.






38. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






39. Someone who starts a business.






40. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






41. Luddites were also known as the...






42. Rivalry forces peoples to do better @ anything & also inspires peoples to make a better product






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






44. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






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






46. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






47. Theory of relativity






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






49. The selective breeding of livestock. increased availability of meat - wool - leather - and soap






50. Organizations representing workers' interests.