Chapter 9: Industrial Revolution Flashcards
What were some geographic advantages of England in the IR
They had water sources
Island
Harbors
What was the industrial revolution
It was the risen output of machine manufactured products that replaced hands-on jobs that required several people to complete a task, with a single machine that could complete jobs more quickly and efficiently.
What is an entrepreneur
A person who organizes, manages and takes business risks
Earliest IR source
Water
Results of agricultural rev in Britain
Industrial rev in textile industry
Direct effect of increased food production during Europe AR
More food = more people
= higher demand = faster production
First area to undergo industrialization
Textile industry
Invented flying shuttle
John Kay
What did the flying shuttle do
Double the work of a weaver could do in a day
What did James Hargreaves invent
Spinning wheel
What did the spinning wheel do
Allowed one spinner to work 8 threads at a time
What did Richard Arkwright invent
Water frame
What did the water frame do
Used water power to spin wheels
What did Samuel Crompton invent
Combined spinning jenny and water frame = spinning like
What did the spinning mile do
Made stringer and more consistent thread that earlier machines
What did Edmund Cartwright invent
Power loom
What did Eli Whitney invent
Cotton gin
What did cotton gin do
Multiplies amount of cotton cleaned
What did James watt invent
Improved steam engine to burn less fuel
Who was Matthew Bolton
Entrepreneur who joined watt
What did sorbet Fulton invent
Steamboat using an engine from watt and boulton
What was the name of futon’s steamboat
Clermont
What did john mcadam invent
Mcadam roads- used rocks for drainage and not sink in mud
What did Richard Trevithick invent
Locomotive
