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Industrial Revolution

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






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






3. First Usable - practical light bulb.






4. Invented the telephone






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






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






7. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






8. People can work for their own good






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






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






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






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






13. What did David Richardo write?






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






15. Poet who wrote about nature






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






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






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






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






20. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






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






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






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






24. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






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






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






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






28. What did John Kay invent?






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






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






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






32. Luddites were also known as the...






33. Someone who starts a business.






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






35. James hargreaves invented what?






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






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






38. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






39. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






40. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






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






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






44. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






45. Identical Machine-made parts.






46. Wrote about cruelties of war






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






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






49. Defended the idea of a free economy.






50. Wrote about poor in cities.







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