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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Large buildings that brought together workers and machines to produce large quantities of goods






2. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






3. Invented the telephone






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






5. What did jethro tull invent?






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






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






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






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






10. James hargreaves invented what?






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






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






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






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






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






16. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






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






18. Luddites were also known as the...






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






20. James watt helped improve what?






21. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






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






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






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






25. What did Eli Whitney invent?






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






27. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






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






29. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






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






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






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






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






34. Theory of evolution






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






36. Wrote about poor in cities.






37. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






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






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






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






41. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






42. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






43. Wrote about cruelties of war






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






45. Poet who wrote about nature






46. Identical Machine-made parts.






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






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






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






50. What did David Richardo write?