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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Believed wages would be forced down as the population increases






2. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






3. Poet who wrote about nature






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






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






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






7. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






8. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






9. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






10. What did jethro tull invent?






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






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






13. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






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






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






16. What did John Kay invent?






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






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






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






20. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






23. James watt helped improve what?






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






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






26. 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.






27. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






28. What did David Richardo write?






29. Invented the telephone






30. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Theory of relativity






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






39. Wrote about cruelties of war






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






41. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






42. People can work for their own good






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






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






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






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






47. Organizations representing workers' interests.






48. First Usable - practical light bulb.






49. James hargreaves invented what?






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