Industrial Revolution Flashcards
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
England
Why did the Industrial Revolution originate in England? (4)
- Natural resources (coal, iron ore, developed farmlands)
- New technologies (steam engine and textile machines)
- Population growth
- Business class risked their capital to start new ventures
What was the British Enclosure Movement?
the fencing off of land for private property
Who created the seed drill?
Jethro Tull
What was the key power source of the Industrial Revolution?
steam engine
Who created the steam engine?
James Watt
Who created the steel making process?
Henry Bessemer
How does Bessemer’s Steel Making Process work?
makes steel from pig iron
Who created the cotton gin and interchangeable parts?
Eli Whitney
What did the cotton gin do?
it separated cotton from seeds
Who created the Spinning Jenny?
James Hargreaves
Who created the flying shuttle?
John Kay
Who did not revolutionize the textile industry?
Henry Bessemer
Who developed the smallpox vaccination?
Edward Jenner
Who discovered bacteria?
Louis Pasteur
