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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. The time period when power-driven machinery was developed.






2. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






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






4. What did David Richardo write?






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






6. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






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






9. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






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






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






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






13. Organizations representing workers' interests.






14. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






15. What did John Kay invent?






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






17. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






19. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






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






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






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






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






24. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






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






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






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






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






29. The leading advocate of Laissez-faire economics; invented capitalism.






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






31. Theory of evolution






32. Defended the idea of a free economy.






33. Poet who wrote about nature






34. Theory of relativity






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






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






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






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






39. Someone who starts a business.






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






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






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






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






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






45. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






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






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






48. What did jethro tull invent?






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






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