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Industrial Revolution
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History
9th Grade
12/04/2012

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James Watt
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Scottish engineer who improved on thomas Newcomen's steam engine.  The improved versions would become a vital powersource for the Industrial Revolution.
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George Stephenson
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Made a steam-powered locomotive that pulled carts along iron rails.  The railroads didn't have to follow the river so factories could be build almost anywhere.
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James Hargraves
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Invented the spinning jenny which spun multiple threads at once. This sped up the time it took to make threads so the time to make clothing decreased.
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Jethro Tull
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Invented the seed drill. This planted seeds properly and in an orderly fashion. This saved time because farmers didn't have to plant by hand now, and they didn't just sprinkle the seeds around so they saved money and seeds. Also the plants were coming out good and healthy so they income was coming in.
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factories
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places that combined workers and machines to make large amounts of good faster
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turnpikes
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privately built roads that in order to use, people had to pay a fee or a toll
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smelt
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to separate iron from its ore
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enclosure
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the process of taking over then fencing off land owned by peasants to use as part of a big farm
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capital
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wealth that is invested in enterprises like shipping, mines and rail roads
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In what industry did the first factories develop?
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In the Textile Industry

 

So the spinning and making of textiles could get done faster and more efficiently

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What are 4 new advancements made as a result of the 2nd Agricultural Revolution?
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Seed Drill- helps farmers plant better and more efficiently

Enclosure- gets more land for more mass production

Dikes- used to transport water (like irrogation)

Crop Rotation- alternation what crops are planted so the soil doesn't get too worn out

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What are 4 things that happened as a result of the 2nd Agricultural Revolution?
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Peasants were forced to live in the city

Population increase

Better medicine

Better hygine

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What are 4 reasone the Industrial Revolution first took place in Britan?
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Natural Resources

Newest Technology

Good Economic Conditions

Good Political and Social Conditions

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What are 4 energy sources that were used during the Industrial Revolution?
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Steam

Coal

Water

Wind

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