The Industrial Revolution Flashcards
The _______ ________ refers to the 18th and 19th century when regions of the world underwent a rapid increase of industry and a huge increase of machine-made goods
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution started in _______
England
Rather than making goods by _____, new _______ mass-produced products
hand, machines`
The early industry was called the ______ ______
cottage industry
By 1900, __________ spread through Europe and US
industrialization
Most Europeans worked and lived on small _______ _______
farming villages
Farmers relied on the _____-______ system
three field
Few farmers ________ with new farm techniques
experimented
The little amount of food kept the _________ of Europe from growing rapidly
population
In the mid-1700s, new farm techniques led to an __________ __________ in Europe
Agricultural Revolution
_______ were used to protect large farms (called the _______ movement
fences, enclosure
What was a scientific farming methods
crop rotation
What were the new crops
corn, potatoes
What were the new tools
iron plow, seed drill
When more food was made and Europe’s population ________
increased
What are the factors of production
land, labor, capital
England had large deposits of natural resources, _____ and _____
coal, iron
England has lots of natural _____ and ______
rivers, harbors
England’s _______ provided cheap raw materials and markets to sell industrial goods
colonies
From 1750 to 1850, England was the most _________ nation in the world
industrialized
New inventions sped up ________, ________, and _______
spinning, weaving, sewing
What came out in the 1760s
spinning jenny
What came out in 1768
water frame
What came out in 1787
power loam
