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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






3. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






4. Helped make textile production more efficient than doing the job by hand. would carry the threads of yarn back & forth when the weaver pulled a handle on the loom.






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






6. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






7. What did David Richardo write?






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






9. Defended the idea of a free economy.






10. Identical Machine-made parts.






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






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






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






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






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






16. James hargreaves invented what?






17. Invented the telephone






18. What did John Kay invent?






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






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






21. Poet who wrote about nature






22. German thinker who put forth a radical view of socialism.






23. Luddites were also known as the...






24. What did Eli Whitney invent?






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






26. Wrote about cruelties of war






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. People can work for their own good






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






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






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






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






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






39. Theory of evolution






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






41. Theory of relativity






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






43. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






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






45. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






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






47. First Usable - practical light bulb.






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






49. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






50. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs