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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Wrote about cruelties of war






2. Defended the idea of a free economy.






3. James watt helped improve what?






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






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






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






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






8. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






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






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






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






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






13. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






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






16. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






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






18. 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.






19. What did Richard Arkwright invent?






20. Poet who wrote about nature






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






22. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






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






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






25. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






26. James hargreaves invented what?






27. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. What did Eli Whitney invent?






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






42. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






43. What did John Kay invent?






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






45. Organizations representing workers' interests.






46. Invented the telephone






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






48. People can work for their own good






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






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