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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. What did John Kay invent?






9. First Usable - practical light bulb.






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






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






12. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






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






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






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






16. Luddites were also known as the...






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






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






19. What did jethro tull invent?






20. James hargreaves invented what?






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






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






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






24. Poet who wrote about nature






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






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






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






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






29. People can work for their own good






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






31. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






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






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






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






35. Invented the telephone






36. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






37. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






38. What did David Richardo write?






39. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






41. What did Eli Whitney invent?






42. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






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






44. Defended the idea of a free economy.






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






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






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






48. Theory of evolution






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






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