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Industrial Revelution Flashcards

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Commercial Revelution

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1500 to 1700; includes the Age of Exploration, the “Price Revolution” where there was inflation, the rise of capitalism, the Scientific Revolution, and the Agricultural Revolution which led to a larger market because of more food

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1500 to 1700; includes the Age of Exploration, the “Price Revolution” where there was inflation, the rise of capitalism, the Scientific Revolution, and the Agricultural Revolution which led to a larger market because of more food

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Commercial Revelution

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Proto-industrialization

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means everything is being created by hand not machine; everything hand powered; includes cottage industry and putting out system

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means everything is being created by hand not machine; everything hand powered; includes cottage industry and putting out system

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Proto-industrialization

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Cottage industry/ “putting-out system”

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merchants want cheap labor; merchants pay per cloth and sell at higher cost; family run; three spinners per weaver; constant dispute between villager and merchant; rural labor is difficult to control and unorganized; results- families make income and experimentation

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merchants want cheap labor; merchants pay per cloth and sell at higher cost; family run; three spinners per weaver; constant dispute between villager and merchant; rural labor is difficult to control and unorganized; results- families make income and experimentation

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Cottage industry/ “putting-out system”

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Flying shuttle

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invented by John Kay; allows weaver to throw back and forth with one hand; cuts down man power only one person needs to work loom

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invented by John Kay; allows weaver to throw back and forth with one hand; cuts down man power only one person needs to work loom

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Flying shuttle

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Water Frame

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invented by Richard Arkwright; spins several hundred spindles on one machine; thread produced, course but strong; sent back to cottage system

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invented by Richard Arkwright; spins several hundred spindles on one machine; thread produced, course but strong; sent back to cottage system

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Water Frame

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Spinning Mule

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invented by Samuel Crompton; more useful for cotton, cotton now spun in factories

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invented by Samuel Crompton; more useful for cotton, cotton now spun in factories

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Spinning Mule

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Agricultural Revolution

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created a larger market

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created a larger market

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Agricultural Revolution

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Bank of England

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allowed to give banknotes (start of paper currency); gave stable loans to businesses

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allowed to give banknotes (start of paper currency); gave stable loans to businesses

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Bank of England

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Bubble Act

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repealed; had banned joint stock companies like the South Sea Bubble; now it is once again legal to have a joint stock company

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repealed; had banned joint stock companies like the South Sea Bubble; now it is once again legal to have a joint stock company

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Bubble Act

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Lowes Act, limited liability

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allows limited liability for business owners; prevents total bankruptcy; secure businesses and allows for come back

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allows limited liability for business owners; prevents total bankruptcy; secure businesses and allows for come back

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Lowes Act, limited liability

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Navigation Acts

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repealed

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repealed

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Navigation Acts

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Corn Acts

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repealed

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repealed

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Corn Acts

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James Watt

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patents first efficient steam engine; most fundamental advance

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patents first efficient steam engine; most fundamental advance

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James Watt

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Steam Engine

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first invented by Thomas Savory and Thomas Newcomen to pump water out of the mines; later re-did by James Watt

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first invented by Thomas Savory and Thomas Newcomen to pump water out of the mines; later re-did by James Watt

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Steam Engine

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Power Loom

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invented by Edmund Cartwright; allowed loom to be powered by horses, water, and steam engine

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invented by Edmund Cartwright; allowed loom to be powered by horses, water, and steam engine

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Power Loom

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Heavy Industry

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the manufacture of machinery and materials used in production

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the manufacture of machinery and materials used in production

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Heavy Industry

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Henry Cort

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developed the puddling furnace which allowed pig iron to be refined in terms with coal

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developed the puddling furnace which allowed pig iron to be refined in terms with coal

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Henry Cort

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Puddling Furnace

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invented by Herny Cort; allowed pig iron to be refined in terms with coal

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invented by Herny Cort; allowed pig iron to be refined in terms with coal

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Puddling Furnace

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Transportation Revolution

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brought about by steam power; brought in canal system, hard surface roads, steam boat, and the railroad

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brought about by steam power; brought in canal system, hard surface roads, steam boat, and the railroad

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Transportation Revolution

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Duke of Bridgewater

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built first canal in Britain

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built first canal in Britain

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Duke of Bridgewater

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John McAdam

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pioneered construction of hard surface road

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pioneered construction of hard surface road

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John McAdam

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Robert Fulton

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built the steamboat in 1806

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built the steamboat in 1806

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Robert Fulton

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George Stephenson

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made first commercialized train/locomotive; invented The Rocket which went an exhilarating 16m/h

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made first commercialized train/locomotive; invented The Rocket which went an exhilarating 16m/h

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George Stephenson

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Crystal Palace

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sets stage for World’s Fair; showcases Britain’s economic and military power; Prince Albert’s project

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sets stage for World’s Fair; showcases Britain’s economic and military power; Prince Albert’s project

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Crystal Palace

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Crèdit Mobilier

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French bank; most famous of banks who invest in railroads; built railroads all over France and Europe

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French bank; most famous of banks who invest in railroads; built railroads all over France and Europe

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Crèdit Mobilier

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Zollverein

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put tariffs on ‘non member’ imports; sets up free trade zone w/ no tariffs; sets stage for later German unification

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put tariffs on ‘non member’ imports; sets up free trade zone w/ no tariffs; sets stage for later German unification

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Zollverein

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‘petite bourgeoisie’

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want stability and insurance

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want stability and insurance

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‘petite bourgeoisie’

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Proletariat

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factory workers; fastest growing social class; brutal and unsafe conditions

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factory workers; fastest growing social class; brutal and unsafe conditions

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Proletariat

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Friedrich Engels

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Wrote The Conditions of the Working Class in England

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Wrote The Conditions of the Working Class in England

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Friedrich Engels

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Poorhouses

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make worse condition possible; for people who had no job to get them work; wanted people within to go get a real job

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make worse condition possible; for people who had no job to get them work; wanted people within to go get a real job

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Poorhouses

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Luddites

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based on mythical creature/being Ned Ludd; destroy machines they believe are taking their jobs (i.e. water frame)

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based on mythical creature/being Ned Ludd; destroy machines they believe are taking their jobs (i.e. water frame)

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