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industrial revolution began in Britain (England)
Industrial Revolution refers to shift from simple hand tools to complex machines and from human and animal power to steam power
Three causes of the Industrial Revolution agricultural revolution, population explosion, energy revolution
The early Industrial Revolution occurred between 1750 and 1850
New sources of energy were water (water wheels) coal for fuel, steam
A vital power source of the early Industrial Revolution steam engine
Jethro Tull seed drill
James Watt improved the steam engine
Abraham Darby produced better quality and less expensive iron
Robert Fulton Steamboat- Clermont
turnpikes privately built roads that charged a fee for usage
factories places where workers, machines, and raw material were brought together to produce goods
coal and iron natural resources that gave Britain an advantage in the Industrial Revolution
Coal was important to the Industrial Revolution because it provided the fuel to produce iron
textiles the industry in which the Industrial Revolution first took hold
urbanization movement of people from rural areas to cities
main reason that employers preferred women to men able to pay them less
child labor was accepted by parents because they needed the money
socialism an economic system that focuses on ending class struggle
proletariat working class
prophet of laissez-faire economics- capitalism Adam Smith
Karl Marx philosopher who thought that history was a struggle between classes
Who benefited the most from the Industrial Revolution? the middle class
Robert Owen mill owner who worked for child labor laws
the population increase due to 1. decline in death rate due to better food supply 2. some diseases faded away 3. better hygiene and sanitation 4. improved medical care
factors that played a role in the Agricultural Revolution 1. Dutch reclaimed land from sea to build dikes 2. used fertilizer from livestock to improve the soil 3. mixing of different soils to get higher crop yield 4. crop rotation 5. invention of seed drill 6. breeding stronger horses for work
What were the factors that helped Britain take a lead in industrialization? 1.lots of coal and iron and resources from colonies, 2. plenty of workers due to Ag. Revolution and urbanization, 3. technology know-how, capital, and market for goods, 4. stable gov't, 5. good political and social conditions
communism form of socialism that focuses on ending class struggle
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