Industrial Rev Flashcards
1
Q
Dates
A
1750-1850
2
Q
Who discovered crop rotation in 1730?
A
Charles Townshend
3
Q
Enclosure movement: what is it, and what did it pave way for
A
take land that had formerly been owned in common by all members of a village and change it to privately owned land, usually with fences around it.
Led to capitalism
4
Q
What set stage for industrial rev?
A
Agricultural rev.
5
Q
Inventions
A
Flying shuttle, spinning jenny, water frame, power loom, cotton gin, steam engine, iron/coal industries, railways, telegraph,
6
Q
which countries remained largely agricultural?
A
southern and eastern Europe
Spain, Italy, Austria, Russias
