Chapter 13 Multiple Choice Flashcards
the first industry affected by the factory system
the textile industry or textiles
chief source of power during the Industrial Revolution
steam
Factory Act (1833)
limited the number of hours children could work
life in cities differed from life in rural areas because
in the cities people did not know their neighbors
in the early 1900s, living conditions in cities improved because
building codes were adopted
the development of the internal combustion engine resulted in
a revolution in transportation
1800s corporations were set up to
finance industrial growth
iron law of wages stated that
population and wages go in cycles
sociologists study
the behavior of people
1800s advances in medicine led to
an increase in life expectancy
in the capitalists system
the means of production were in private hands
1800s population in Europe increased because
deaths from disease decreased
