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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. What were adam smith's 3 natural laws of economics?






2. Theory of evolution






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Someone who starts a business.






10. What did Robert Fulton name the steamboat he built?






11. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






12. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






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






14. Invented the telephone






15. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






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






17. Wrote about cruelties of war






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






19. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






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






22. Who came up with the idea of livestock breeding?






23. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






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






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






26. Theory of relativity






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






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






35. Identical Machine-made parts.






36. What did John Kay invent?






37. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






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






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






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






41. Luddites were also known as the...






42. First Usable - practical light bulb.






43. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






44. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






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






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






47. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






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






49. People can work for their own good






50. 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.