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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






2. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






3. What did Eli Whitney invent?






4. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






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






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






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






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






9. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






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






11. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






12. Organizations representing workers' interests.






13. What did jethro tull invent?






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






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






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






17. Invented the telephone






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






19. Theory of evolution






20. Someone who starts a business.






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






22. James watt helped improve what?






23. First Usable - practical light bulb.






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






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






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






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






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






29. Theory of relativity






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






31. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






33. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






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






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






36. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






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






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






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






40. People can work for their own good






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






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






43. Luddites were also known as the...






44. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






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






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






47. Defended the idea of a free economy.






48. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






49. Poet who wrote about nature






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