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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. What did Eli Whitney invent?






2. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






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






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






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






13. James hargreaves invented what?






14. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






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






16. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






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






18. People can work for their own good






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Defended the idea of a free economy.






28. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






29. James watt helped improve what?






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






31. What did jethro tull invent?






32. Poet who wrote about nature






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






34. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






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






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






38. First Usable - practical light bulb.






39. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






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






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






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






43. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






44. Theory of evolution






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






46. Identical Machine-made parts.






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






48. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






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