industrial revolution section 2 Flashcards
who invented the first self driven engine
trevithick
who created the rocket and what is his nickname
stephenson “the father of the steam locomotive”
what did the early locomotive inventions cause a demand for
coal and steel
why were railroads invented
canals werent fast enough
what political cartoon represented those who opposed railroads and what was this era called
“the great land serpant”
the romantic era
what were some effects of RR
they were faster then canals, unregulated by government, employed more people, and increased engineering
what is the first glass structure ever built
crystal palace
what was the middle class lifestyle that thrived during the revolution called
the “haves” bourgeois life
what class made up factory workers
middle class
what did parlament dislike the most/ reform first in terms of the factory system
child labor
where was the center of pottery
staffordshire
what was the name for the time when all the lakes in britain smelled bad
“the great stink”
what was the disease that killed many kids called back then and what is it now
the silent highwayman
we now call it cholera
who wrote about the negatives of the IR
charles dickens
what were 2 private charitys
soup kitchens and the “lady bountifuls”
