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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. The leading advocate of Laissez-faire economics; invented capitalism.






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






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






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






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






6. James watt helped improve what?






7. What did John Kay invent?






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






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






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






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






12. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






13. What did Eli Whitney invent?






14. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






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






16. Theory of relativity






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






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






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






27. Poet who wrote about nature






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Identical Machine-made parts.






35. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






36. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






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






38. Organizations representing workers' interests.






39. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






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






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






42. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






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






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






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






47. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






48. Theory of evolution






49. First Usable - practical light bulb.






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