American History Lesson 7 Flashcards
Child Labor
The employment of children, often in poor conditions.
Commuter
Someone who commutes or travels from home to work regularly.
Conveyor Belt
A belt that moves materials and products from one part of a factory to another.
Factory Towns
Towns where most people either worked for the factory or depended on it.
Geography
The location and physical features of an area.
Industrial Revolution
Changes brought about by the invention of machines that could do the work of many people.
Interchangeable Parts
Parts made the same way each time so that they always fit with other parts.
Loom
A machine that weaves thread into a cloth.
Mass Production
The making of things in large amounts and for less money.
Mill
Factory.
Omnibus
One of the first forms of public transportation; a horse drawn street car from which the word bus derives.
Raw Materials
Materials or goods needed to make a final product.
Reform Movements
Efforts by groups of people who want to change social conditions for the better.
Sanitation
A system for keeping a community clean and healthy.
Suburbs
Areas just outside a city where people tend to live in neighborhoods.
Technology
The ways in which science is used to solve practical problems and make life easier through inventions and innovations.
Textile
Woven cloth
Unions
Organizations of workers who join together in an effort to protect their rights.
Urban Centers
Large cities.
Urban Transportation
Low-cost city transportation; includes buses, trolleys, subways, and elevated and commuter trains.
Urbanization
The growth of cities and the movement of people to those cities.
