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IndustrialRev 7.2
Britan Leads the way
Question | Answer |
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capital | money or wealth used to invest in business or enterprise |
enterprise | a business organization in such areas as shipping, mining, railroads, or factories |
entrepreneur | person who assumes financial risks in the hope of making a profit |
putting-out system | a system developed in the eighteenth century in which tasks were distributed to individuals who completed the work in their own homes; also known as cottage industry |
Eli Whitney | invented a machine called the cotton gin that separated the seeds from the raw cotton at a fast rate |
turnpike | privately built road; owner of road charges a fee to travelers who use it |
Liverpool | city and one of largest ports in England; first major rail line linked Liverpool to Manchester in 1830 |
Manchester | city in England; one of leading industrial areas; example of an Industrial Revolution city; first major rail line linked Manchester to Liverpool in 1830 |
Decades | ten-year periods |