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Term | Definition |
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Explain the enclosure movement | When small land plots were bought by bigger land owners to become more efficient for the increasing demand for crops |
As small farmers left the farm, where did the move? | The city |
What was what was the important invention created by Jethro Tull? How did this work? | Jethro Tull invented the seed drill which planted the seeds effectively across strait rows so that farmers didn’t waste as many seeds |
Explain how crop rotation helped farmers | Charles Townsend invented crop rotation which meant that the soil stayed ready to grow plants without having to wait a whole season |
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin? | Great Britain |
List the three factors of production: | Land, Capital, Labor |
Explain what is meant by mechanization: | The use of automatic machinery for increased production in factory’s or businesses |
Explain, in what two ways, the factory system changed how people went to work: | Fixed Hours, and Fixed Wages |
What group of people provided cheap labor during the Industrial Revolution: | Woman and children |
List at least three factors that influenced wages: | Skills, gender, and what nearby factories and businesses were paying their employees |
List at least three rules that workers had to follow: | Arrive on time, leave only with permission, show up to work no mater the weather |
What were tenements? | Small apartments that fit up to 15 people. The were crowded, provided |