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1. Why did the Industrial Revolution happen first in Great Britain? |
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| The Industrial Revolution happened first in Great Britain because of their large amounts of natural resources which changed the economy and began revolutions which affected the way people lived. |
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2.How did science and technology change society?
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| Science and technology changed society because it enabled business owners to change the ways that work is done. |
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3. How did the Industrial Revolution change rural life and contribute to the development of cities? |
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| The Industrial Revolution changed rural life and contributed to the development of cities because it brought new jobs and ideas that improved society and increased oppourtunities. |
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4. How did the Industrial Revolution change how people viewed work? |
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| The Industrial Revolution changed how people viewed work because some thought that labor was unfair due to conditions and others thought that labor was beneficial because working class men earned the ability to vote which gave them political power. |
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5. How did the Industrial Revolution change who did the work? |
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| The Industrial Revolution changed who did the work because enterprises were increasing which ment that factories needed more workers. Therefore, the idea of child labor was made to maintain the amount of work getting done. |
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| 6. How did the Industrial Revolution change how they did the work? |
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| The Industrial Revolution changed how they did the work because new inventions were created in order to improve the way work is done so as new inventions were made, factories either increased or decreased in production depending on the quality of the machines. |
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7. How did the Industrial Revolution change where they did the work?
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| The Industrial Revolution changed where they did the work because of urbanization and population growth. Also, workers who wanted jobs moved to the Northeast and lived in cities because they didn't like the area (slums), this created more suburbs. |
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8. How did the Steam Engine effect industrialization? |
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| The Steam Engine effected industrialization because it improved the way factories functioned by increasing the speed of production. It also effected industrialization by creating dangerous conditions that where implied to the workers. |
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9. What was James Hargreaves known for? |
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| James Hargreaves was known for creating the spinning jenny in 1764. |
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| 10. What was Jethro Tull known for? |
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| Jethro Tull was known for inventing the seed drill in 1701 which made big developments to the agricultural revolution. |
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11. What was James Watt known for? |
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| James Watt was known for inventing the steam engine which was the key to the Industrial Revolution. |
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| 12. What were the Factory Acts? |
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| The Factory Acts was laws passed in the early 1800's dealing with child labor and stated that no child under the age of 9 is allowed to work. |
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| Unions are an organization that acts as an peacemaker between its members and the business that gives them work. |
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| Capitalism is money used to invest in enterprises. |
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| Socialism is a political and economic idea of social organization which supports that production, distribution, and exchange should be owned by the communityas a whole. |
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| Communism is a political idea that supports class war and that citizens in a society should each work to pay for their needs. |
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| 17. How did the conditions created by the Industrial Revolution change the way people saw the world? |
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| The conditions created by the Industrial Revolution changed the way people saw the world because it gave them more independence and opportunities. People during the Industrial Revolution saw how a mechanic's idea changed the way of production so they have been inspired to make new inventions or ideas that could improve their society as well. |
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