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| The name of underwear which was made out of an expensive linen cloth. Only the rich could afford. |
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| Conflicting class existed, in part, because many people came to believe they existed and created a sense of class feeling. |
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| A form of coal that was unlimited in supply and therefore easier and better to use. |
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| Passed in 1799, these acts outlawed unions and strikes. |
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| The location of the Great Exposition in 1851- a great palace made of only glass and iron, both of which were cheap and plenty. |
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| The idea that countries should protect and foster their own businesses by creating high taxes. |
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| This act limited the hours that children and adults could work per day. (8 hours and 12 hours, respectively.) |
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| Grand National Consolidated Trades Union (GNCTU) |
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| Organized by Owen in 1834, one of the largest and most visionary unions. |
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| A term used to describe the burst of major inventions and techical changes. |
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| Wages would be just high enough to keep workers from starving. |
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| Handicraft workers who attacked whole factories in Northern England in 1818 and after. |
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| The act made work for boys under ten and women illegal. |
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| The name given to George Stephonson's effective locomotive that was first tested in 1830 on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway at 16 miles per hour. |
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| A spinning machine used by James Hargreaves in 1765 that used six to twenty-four spindles mounted on a sliding carriage to spin a fine thread. |
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| An engine that runs on steam... |
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| A government's way of supporting and aiding their own economy. |
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| A spinning machine by Richard Arkwright that had a capacity of several hundred soindles and used water to power it. |
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