Industrial revolution Flashcards
What country did the industrial revolution start in?
Great Britain in Europe
What was the industrial revolution
The industrial revolution was a transition from hand made stuff to machines that get the job done.. faster
What is the movement of people from farms to cities?
Urbanization
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
A factory
The Industrial revolution created a new ____________ class.
Middle class
__________ is known as the Father of modern economics, who theorized Laissez-Faire, the idea that the market should have no political interventions?
Adam smith
Some of the machines invented in the 18th and 19th centuries are:
steam engine, railroads, flying shuttle, phonograph, steam ships, light bulb
The Steam engine
was originally invented to pump water out of coal mines
. Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
England
The first factories in the U.S. focused on creating..
Textiles
Which group most likely received the greatest benefit from the invention of the cotton gin.
plantation owners
. The combination of resources, improved transportation, and technological breakthroughs all led to the
industrial revolution
Which of the following was a major effect of the Industrial Revolution?
Societies moved from agriculture to industry.
The powered loom made textile production easier. What is the best synonym for “textile?”
A cloth
The system in which the government owns and controls the means of production, such as mines and factories, is called?
communism
