22-23 Test Flashcards
Mass production
- Manufacture of many identical products
- 1760-1890
- introduced my Josiah Wedgewood
Agricultural revolution
- transformation of farming
- 1760-1890
- resulted from improvements in cultivation techniques
Enclosure was
Restriction of common agricultural land
What new crop contributed to the agricultural revolution
The potato
The agricultural revolution was a change in farming methods and crops that resulted in
All of these
The most profitable item in international trade in the 18th century was:
Sugar
Britain’s social structure is deceived as being “more fluid” that the rest of Europe. Which of the following is the most likely reason for that?
It has a less powerful aristocracy
A significant technology that transformed the lives of factory workers hours was:
Gas lighting
In the early years of industrialization, most women worked in
Domestic servant positions
Single and married women both did factory work but for different reasons:
Married women worked if their husbands were unable to support their families
In the United States, many factory owners opened their factories with a commitment to decent wages and housing
But eventually lowered wages and imposed longer hours
The cotton boom enriched planters as well as manufacturers and
Created a high demand for slaves
Andrew Jackson
- 1st US president born in humble circumstances
- 1769-1890
- personalist leader
Tecumseh
- Shawnee leader
- 1760-1890
- became an ally to the British in the war of 1812
What invention revolutionized communication during the industrial revolution
The electric telegraph
One profound effect that industrialization had on the world was that
Europe and North America were empowers at the expense of the rest of the world
Urbanization had the greatest impact on
The poor, who came to the city from rural areas for work
A significant technology that transformed the lives of factory workers hours was:
Gas lighting
Smith’s argument challenged prevailing economic model of the time, which was
Mercantilism
Thomas Malthus’s explanation of worker’s misfortunes was that
The population was outgrowing the food supply
Chartism appealed to which group in England
Industrial workers and miners
How did industrialization change China’s relationship with the west
European steam-powered gunboats humiliated China’s military
Britons main strategy to eliminate competition in trade was to
Flood the market with cheap goods and drive competitors out of business
The “crisis of legitimacy” that undermined colonial authority in Latin America was caused by
Napoleons invasion of Spain and Portugal
The Paraguayan war helped to end slavery in Brazil because large numbers of slaves
Joined the Brazilian army in exchange for freedom
Slavery lasted longest on the Caribbean islands of
Cuba and Puerto Rico
Most of the immigrants from Asia after 1850 went to
The United States
Te modification of languages, customs, values, and behaviors of a group as a readily of contact with people from another culture is called
Acculturation
One of the largest demands in “women’s rights” in America took the form of
Demands for the right to vote
The industrial revolution created a new demand for metals such as copper, zinc, and tin. This led to
A mining boom in the United States, chile, and Mexico
Division of labor in manufacturing
Dividing up building a product into small u specialized tasks
Advantages of mechanization
Increased productivity for the manufacturer and lower prices for the consumer
James watt invented
Steam engine, separate condenser, sun-and-planet gear
Steam ships opened up what water way to trade and transportation
Mississippi River and Erie Canal
Middle class women taking care of of the home and servants were in the
“Cult of domesticity”
Wealth of nations by Adam smith was about
If individuals were allowed to seek personal gain, the effect, would increase general welfare and the Laissez faire
Junta central believed
That they should create local juntas and govern their own affairs until Ferdinand regained the throne
Who is for junta central and who is against?
- For: local residents of colonial Spanish America and colonial elected deputies
- Against: Spanish loyalists and officials
Jose de San Martín’s most affective troops were made of what people?
Former slaves
People who helped Mexico gain its independence
- Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
- José María Morelos
- colonel Agustín de Iturbide
Why/how was original ruler of Mexico overthrown
•he was too sympathetic to the Creoles
The confederation of 1867 was
A negotiated Union of the formerly separate colonies of Canada
Cause of civil war in the US
•southern planter elite decide to succeed from the US
People moved west because
Aggressive diplomacy and water are against Mexico and Amerindian people’s
Argentina and Brazil fought for control of
Uruguay
Native Americans in Argentina and Brazil had the unlimited food supply of
Herds of wild cattle
Trail of tears was
The trail natives Americans who were forced to resettle by the Indian removal aft of 1830 traveled down to go west
Caste war was
Mass rebellions of the Maya people against the Mexican gov
Which group of people vocalized against slavery the most
Abolitionists
What made the U.S. economically successful in the 1800’s
Large numbers of immigrants
