Module 15 Test Flashcards
entrepreneur
a person who organizes, manages, and takes on risks of running a business
strike
a refusal by factory employees to work
where did the Industrial Revolution begin
Britain
Which industry was the first area to undergo major industrialization
textile
where was the best place to find both a water frame and a spinning mule
a factory
inventor of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
what natural resources gave Britain an advantage in the Industrial Revolution
coal and iron
an important source of power
the steam engine
helped drive the Industrial Revolution
land, labor, capital
key idea in a laissez-faire free market system
no government involvement
why did Thomas Malthus urge families to have fewer children
he believed the population would outpace the food supply
according to David Ricardo, what would higher wages ultimately lead to
higher cost of goods
according to Karl Marx, which group owned the factories
the bourgeoisie
Karl Marx predicted that the bourgeoisie would be overthrown by the
proletariat
what job was the most dangerous
coal mines
helped to bring industry to Belgium
William Cockerill
selective breeding
livestock
a scientific farmer who created a seed drill
Jethro Tull
industrialization
process of developing machine production of goods
why did it begin in england
large population, natural resources, expanding economy, political stability
Flying Shuttle
John Kay
Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves
Water Frame
Richard Arkwright
Spinning Mule
Samuel Crompton
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney
Steam Engine
James Watt
robert fulton
steamboat
john mcadam
roads
henry bessemer
mass production of steel
george stephenson
world’s 1st railroad line
urbanization
city building and migration to cities
jobs taken away by machines
Luddites
industry in the U.S
natural resources, Britain blockade
Britain’s secret
textiles
Samuel Slater
“Father of American Industry” emigrated to US
Moses
1st Factory in US w slater
Francis Cabot Lowell
all mechanized production
