Industrial Revoultion Flashcards
Transition of manufacturing from man animal power over to machine power
Industrial Revolution
Factors of Success
Exploration, Sea Power, Political Stability, Government Support, and Growth of Private Support
Invented seed drill machine
Jethro Tull
Movement of wealthy landowners buying fields and fencing them in
Enclosure Movement
Craft Occupation performed out of the home
Cottage Industry
Invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
Building where manufacturing and assembly by machine
Factory
Came up with crucial innovations to make the steam engine faster and more efficient
James Watts
Used steam engine to power first train (locomotive)
Richard Trevathich
Invented first steam ship “Clermont”
Robert Fullton
Coal Dust, Dangerous Explosions, Mines will result in death of many children
British Coal
Father of the “American Industrial Revolution”
Smuggled himself over
Samuel Slater
Business usually involved and revolved around the family COntrol work speed and quality
Cottage industry
Fire/flood could ruin a family
Skills took a long time to develop
DIfficult for children to help
Problems with Cottage Industry
Work was separated into small easy to learn tasks
Families fleeing poverty could send children to work in factories
Dangerous for small children
Factories