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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. The growth of cities and the migration of people into them






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






3. Luddites were also known as the...






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






5. What did David Richardo write?






6. Identical Machine-made parts.






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






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






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






10. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






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






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






13. What did Eli Whitney invent?






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






15. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






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






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






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






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






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






21. James watt helped improve what?






22. What did John Kay invent?






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






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






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






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






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






28. James hargreaves invented what?






29. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






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






32. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






36. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






37. Theory of evolution






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






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






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






41. Defended the idea of a free economy.






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






43. What did jethro tull invent?






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






45. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






46. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






47. 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.






48. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






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






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