industiral revolution Flashcards
3 changes in agriculture
larger fields
new plants and animals were introduced
farming became more mechanized
why was British a prefect place for the industrial revolution
labour supply, lots of people willing to work
coal
what was coal used for, how was it collected and why was it dangerous
it was used for heat and power, people could get black lung and die
factory acts
children under 9 years old weren’t allowed to work and hours were shortened
law of supply and demand
the more there is of something, the less expensive it is, the less there is of something, the more expensive and wanted it is
Charles Townsend
4 crop rotation
Josiah Wedgwood
queensware pottery
father of marketing and advertising
James watt
improvements in the steam engine technology
James Hargreaves
invented the spinning Jenny
cottage industry
pro-work at home be around ur kids
cons- long hours little pay because lots of people did this work
Jesuits
missionaries
they were explorers who started schools in New France
coureurs de bois
runners of the woods
fur traders
Samuel de Champlain
de monts assistant
found a colony in Quebec City
Jacques Cartier
made a shipping route that allowed French traders to import goods to Europe
where was New France located
along the banks of the st Laurence river
