Term
1. Why did the Industrial Revolution happen first in Great Britain? |
|
Definition
| Britain had access to a number of natural resources, such as iron and coal. |
|
|
Term
2. How did science and technology change society?
|
|
Definition
| they enabled business owners to change the way work was done |
|
|
Term
3. How did the Industrial Revolution change rural life and contribute to the development of cities?
|
|
Definition
| the industrial revolution helped farmers in rural areas produce more food and faster. the rise in opportunities led to population shiftfrom rural areas to cities |
|
|
Term
4. How did the Industrial Revolution change how people viewed work?
|
|
Definition
| people had harsh working conditions but they made more money |
|
|
Term
5. How did the Industrial Revolution change who did the work?
|
|
Definition
| the revolution created a new middle class and working class everyone was working from kids to women |
|
|
Term
6. How did the Industrial Revolution change how they did the work?
|
|
Definition
| they faced hard hours and horrible working conditions and they worked in various places from factories to mines |
|
|
Term
7. How did the Industrial Revolution change where they did the work?
|
|
Definition
| the industrial revolution caused people to work in factories and coal mines |
|
|
Term
8. How did the Steam Engine effect industrialization?
|
|
Definition
| Before the steam engine existed, factories had to be located by rivers. The rivers provided the power for the factories. Once the steam engine was invented, factories could locate anywhere. the steam engine made river travel easier and quicker. The steam engine allowed railroads to develop. |
|
|
Term
9. What was James Hargreaves known for?
|
|
Definition
| English inventor of the spinning jenny, multiple-spindle machine for spinning wool or cotton. |
|
|
Term
10. What was Jethro Tull known for?
|
|
Definition
| the inventor of the seed drill, the horse drawn hoe, and an improved plough, |
|
|
Term
11. What was James Watt known for?
|
|
Definition
| inventor whos improvements in steam engine technology drove the Industrial Revolution |
|
|
Term
12. What were the Factory Acts?
|
|
Definition
| to improve conditions for children working in factories |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an organization that acts as an intermediary between its members and the business that employ them. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. |
|
|
Term
17. How did the conditions created by the Industrial Revolution change the way people saw the world?
|
|
Definition
| people thought it was a blessing and a cursed becuaseit created low pay bad living conditions it also made wages rise and the cost of travel fall |
|
|
