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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Defended the idea of a free economy.






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






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






4. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






5. Who wrote an essay on the principle of population?






6. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






7. What did Eli Whitney invent?






8. People can work for their own good






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






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






11. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






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






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






14. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






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






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






18. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






19. Wrote about poor in cities.






20. Wrote about cruelties of war






21. Social class made up of skilled workers - professionals - businesspeople - & wealthy farmers.






22. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






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






25. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






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






30. Helped make textile production more efficient than doing the job by hand. would carry the threads of yarn back & forth when the weaver pulled a handle on the loom.






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






32. Luddites were also known as the...






33. Resources consisting of land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurial skills combined to produce goods and services






34. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






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






36. Theory of evolution






37. What did jethro tull invent?






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






39. What did David Richardo write?






40. First Usable - practical light bulb.






41. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






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






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






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






45. What did John Kay invent?






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






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






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






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






50. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame