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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






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






11. What did Eli Whitney invent?






12. Wrote about cruelties of war






13. James hargreaves invented what?






14. Defended the idea of a free economy.






15. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






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






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






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






19. What did jethro tull invent?






20. Theory of relativity






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






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






23. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






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






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






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






27. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






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






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






31. First Usable - practical light bulb.






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






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






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






35. Dug a hole into the ground and injected seeds into soil - which helped produce more crops






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






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






38. Invented the telephone






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






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






41. Luddites were also known as the...






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






43. James watt helped improve what?






44. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






45. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






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






48. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






49. Theory of evolution






50. What did David Richardo write?