Chapter 25 vocab Flashcards
Wealthy landowners fenced in their lands forcing small farmers to become tenants or move to the city
enclosure movement
Invented the lightbulb
Edison
invented the spinning jenny
Hargreaves
cleans and separates strands of cotton
cotton gin
a quick efficient way to produce energy through steam hasn’t changed much since the invention
steam engine
Made the roads sloped so it would last year round and not have any puddles
John McAdam
An invention that uses steam to transport heavy material and caused a lot of pollution.
steam locomotive
An invention that uses steam to transport people over vast distances
steamboat
Invented the mechanical reaper that boosted wheat production
McCormack
invented the seed drill that could plant thousands of seeds into the ground by one person a day
Tull
A system where you rotate the fields certain crops are on so there is always one field of rest or replenishing thanks to rooted plants
crop rotation
city building and the movement of people to cities
urbanization
a social class made up of skilled workers, professionals, business people and wealthy farmers
middle class
laborers who saw little in their living and working conditions
working class
Made a better process for making steel
Bessemer
