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chapter 21
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s | industrial revolution |
| a process in Europe from 1700s to the mid-1800s where landowners fenced small fields to create large farms, allowing for more efficient farming methods and increased the food supply | enclosure movement |
| the basic resources for industrialization, such as land, labor and capital | factors of production |
| a usually small-scale industry carried on at home by family members using their own equipment | cottage industry factory |
| a place where goods are manufactured in mass quantity | factory |
| developing industries for the production of goods | industrialization |
| Jethro Tull | |
| an inventor | Richard Arkwright |
| an inventor | james watt |
| an Irish born American | Robert Fulton |
| an organization representing workers' interests | labor union |
| a work stoppage | strike |
| the system of manufacturing large numbers of identical items | mass production |
| identical machine- made parts that can be substituted for each other in manufacturing | interchangeable parts |
| assembly line |