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Industrial Revolution

Subject : history
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1. Protests from the working class that led to the destroying of factory machines named by Ned






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






3. James watt helped improve what?






4. Government should not interfere in commercial affairs






5. Developed and operated the modern steamship.






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






7. Laissez-faire - Socialism - Communism






8. Wrote about cruelties of war






9. What did John Kay invent?






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






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






12. Studies germs - made vaccines and pasteurization






13. Invented the light bulb and Morse code.






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






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






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






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






18. Invented the telephone






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






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






21. James hargreaves invented what?






22. The leading advocate of laissez-faire economics.






23. Argued that population increased more rapidly that food supply - and therefore the number of people allowed to live should be limited






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






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






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






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






28. Theory of relativity






29. What did Eli Whitney invent?






30. Someone who starts a business.






31. First Usable - practical light bulb.






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






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






34. 1st successful powered airplane flight.






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






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






37. People can work for their own good






38. Wrote about poor in cities.






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






40. What did jethro tull invent?






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






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






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






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






45. Seed Drill - Cotton Gin - Spinning Frame






46. Expressed love of nature in symphonies






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






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






49. 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.






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