chapter 4- industrial revolution Flashcards
new methods of farming
large scale production
villages grew into towns into cities
enclosure movement
one collective farm
process of taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by farmers
smelt
separates iron form other materials
1st major railroad line
liverpool to manchester
divided britian
turnpike
private roads built by entrepreneurs to make money
putting out system
where employers would send work for people to do
why did canals lose their importance
steam locomotive
canals only go in the direction of the river
what is urbanization
shift from rural to urban areas
life for industrial middle class life for working class
almost equivalent to upper class (blessing) poor conditions (curse)
labor union
organization associated of workers
luddite movement
workers upset about technology replacing them
destroyed techonology
child labor reform laws
not always enforced
took children out of mines and reduced work hours
socialism
characterized by social ownership
social democracy
government achieved by democratic means
location of first textile factory
paw tucket rhode island
dynamo
electrical generator
assembly line
make same parts
production method that breaks down jobs
anesthetic
given to patient before surgery to stop the pain
realism
painters painted realistic things
impressionism
not real looking paintings
cameras overshadowed realism
jethro tull
seed drill
thomas newcomen
steam engine powered by coal to pump water
little power
eli whitney
cotton gin
separated seeds from raw cotton