Unit 3 Flashcards
Resources needed to produce goods and services; land, labor, and capital
Factors of production
The process of developing machine production of goods
Industrialization
Fencing off of land
Enclosures
Planting different vegetables and grains to restore nutrients
Crop rotation
A person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risk of a business
Entrepreneur
What are all the reasons the industrial revolution began in Britain
- water power and coal to fuel new machines
- iron ore to construct
- harbors from which its merchant ships set sail
What system in Britain contributed to the country’s industrialization
Banking system
The first industry to transform is the …
Textile industry
This American invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
The introduction of this invention made travel easier
Steam engine
What didn’t improve as an early result of the industrial revolution
Factory working conditions
What didn’t increase as an early result of the industrial revolution
The life expectancy of the average worker
Which didn’t improve as a result of the industrial revolution
Preservation of the environment
What was the industrial revolution
Increased output of machine made goods that begin in England during the 18th-century
What was the main cause of the process of urbanization that occurred in 19th-century Britain and elsewhere in Western Europe
Industrialization
How did landowners and aristocrats view wealthy members of the middle class
Looked down upon
I’m what way did the agricultural revolution pave the way for the industrial revolution
- population growth
- increased food supplies
- caused farmers to lose land and seek other work
How did the industrial revolution affect cities
- made the population grow faster than the housing supply
- made the crime rate rise
In what way did the social structure change in British society during the industrial revolution
- middle class became the new ruling class in society
- some members of the middle class achieved top positions in society
What most contributed to the shorter life span of those living in cities as opposed to those in the county
Caused illness from unhealthy living conditions
The war of 1812 between Britain and the us prevented industrialization in the us (t or f)
False
Samuel Slater founded the first American factory, which made thread, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island (t or f)
False
Industrialization in the us was slow because they did not have enough people or resources (t or f)
False
The French Revolution and Napoleonic wats slowed industrialization in Europe
True
