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Industrial Revolution

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






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






3. What did David Richardo write?






4. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






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






6. Luddites were also known as the...






7. Theory of evolution






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






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






10. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






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






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






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






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






16. Invented the telephone






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






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






19. James hargreaves invented what?






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






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






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






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






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






25. What did John Kay invent?






26. What did Eli Whitney invent?






27. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






28. Theory of relativity






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






30. What did jethro tull invent?






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






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






33. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






34. Wrote about cruelties of war






35. Someone who starts a business.






36. First Usable - practical light bulb.






37. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






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






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






40. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






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






42. Poet who wrote about nature






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






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






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






46. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






47. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






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






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