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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. What did Robert Fulton name the steamboat he built?






2. Organizations representing workers' interests.






3. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






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






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






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






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






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






9. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






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






12. What did Eli Whitney invent?






13. Theory of relativity






14. James hargreaves invented what?






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






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






17. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






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






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






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






21. What did jethro tull invent?






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






23. First Usable - practical light bulb.






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






25. Organizations representing workers' interests.






26. Theory of evolution






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






28. Poet who wrote about nature






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






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






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






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






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






34. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






35. Invented the telephone






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






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






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






39. Someone who starts a business.






40. James watt helped improve what?






41. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






42. What did David Richardo write?






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






44. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






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






46. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






47. Luddites were also known as the...






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






49. Identical Machine-made parts.






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