Industrial Revolution

A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s

Land owners could buy fields previously shared by rich and poor farmers.

factors of production

The resources needed to produce goods and services that the Industrial Revolution required

A usually small-scale industry carried on at home by family members using their own equipment

a building that houses industrial machines

is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial one.

British inventor who invented the seed drill (the machine for sowing cereals and other seeds) this machine made the planting more efficient.

An inventor who invented the spinning frame

Scottish inventor, he developed crucial innovations to make the steam engine efficient, fast and better able to power machinery

Irish-American who developed a steamship called the Clermont

organizations representing workers' interests

the system of manufacturing large numbers of identical items

interchangeable parts

Identical machine-made parts that can be substituted for each other manufacturing.

A mass production process in which a product is moved forward through many workstations where workers perform specific tasks.

The idea that government should refrain from interfering in economic affairs

Scottish economist; he became the leading advocate of laissez faire economics and is considered by some to be the "father of modern economics"

Eighteenth-century English intellectual who warned that population growth threatened future generations because, in his view, population growth would always outstrip increases in agricultural production.

individuals who start new businesses, introduce new products, and improve management techniques

Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century

A political and economic system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns the means of production

German social philosopher and chief theorist of modern socialism and communism; he declared that as capitalism grew, more and more workers would become impoverished and miserable

An economic and political system in which there is no private ownership of business or property.

the level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area

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Question	Answer
Industrial Revolution	A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s
enclosure movement	Land owners could buy fields previously shared by rich and poor farmers.
factors of production	The resources needed to produce goods and services that the Industrial Revolution required
cottage industry	A usually small-scale industry carried on at home by family members using their own equipment
factory	a building that houses industrial machines
industrialization	is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial one.
Jethro Tull	British inventor who invented the seed drill (the machine for sowing cereals and other seeds) this machine made the planting more efficient.
Richard Arkwright	An inventor who invented the spinning frame
James Watt	Scottish inventor, he developed crucial innovations to make the steam engine efficient, fast and better able to power machinery
Robert Fulton	Irish-American who developed a steamship called the Clermont
labor union	organizations representing workers' interests
strike	workers refusing to work
mass production	the system of manufacturing large numbers of identical items
interchangeable parts	Identical machine-made parts that can be substituted for each other manufacturing.
assembly line	A mass production process in which a product is moved forward through many workstations where workers perform specific tasks.
laissez-faire	The idea that government should refrain from interfering in economic affairs
Adam Smith	Scottish economist; he became the leading advocate of laissez faire economics and is considered by some to be the "father of modern economics"
Thomas Malthus	Eighteenth-century English intellectual who warned that population growth threatened future generations because, in his view, population growth would always outstrip increases in agricultural production.
entrepreneur	individuals who start new businesses, introduce new products, and improve management techniques
Andrew Carnegie	Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century
socialism	A political and economic system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns the means of production
Karl Marx	German social philosopher and chief theorist of modern socialism and communism; he declared that as capitalism grew, more and more workers would become impoverished and miserable
communism	An economic and political system in which there is no private ownership of business or property.
standard of living	the level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area

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