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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. System in which workers stay in one place - adding parts as items go by.






2. People can work for their own good






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






4. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






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






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






8. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






9. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






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






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






12. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






23. Poet who wrote about nature






24. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






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






26. What did jethro tull invent?






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






28. What did Eli Whitney invent?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Someone who starts a business.






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






42. Luddites were also known as the...






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






44. Theory of relativity






45. First Usable - practical light bulb.






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






47. Defended the idea of a free economy.






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






49. James watt helped improve what?






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