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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Made millions off the expansion of the American steel industry.






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






3. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






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






5. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






6. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






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






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






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






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






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






12. What did David Richardo write?






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






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






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






16. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






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






18. What did Eli Whitney invent?






19. What did John Kay invent?






20. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Wrote about cruelties of war






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






29. Organizations representing workers' interests.






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






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






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






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






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






35. Organizations representing workers' interests.






36. 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.






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






38. James watt helped improve what?






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






40. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






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






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






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






44. James hargreaves invented what?






45. People can work for their own good






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






47. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






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






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






50. What did jethro tull invent?