The Industrial Revolution Flashcards
Enclosure
The process of taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by peasant farmers
Anesthetic
Drug that prevents pain during surgery
James watt
Scottish engineer who improved the steam engine created by Thomas Newcomen. His steam engine opened the door to operating machinery and powering locomotives and steam ships. His engine became the key source of the industrial revolution
Smelt
To separate iron from its ore
Capital
Money used to invest in enterprises.
Enterprise
A business organization in an area such as shipping, mining, railroads, or factories
Entrepreneurs
People who managed and assumed the financial risks of starting new businesses
Putting-out system
Aka The cottage industry, In which raw cotton wa distributed to peasant families who spun it into thread and then wove the thread into cloth in their own homes.
Eli Whitney
Inventor of the cotton gin, separated seeds from raw cotton at a fast rate.
Turnpikes
Private roads built by entrepreneurs who charged travelers a toll to use them,vthis was a cheaper method of moving goods from place to place
Manchester
City in England; one of the leading industrial areas.- first major railway connected Manchester to Liverpool
Urbanization
The movement of people to cities
Tenement
Multi story buildings, divided into apartments
Labor unions
Workers orginizations