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IR test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Industrial Revolution | Changed the way goods were made by using machinery instead of hands |
| Textiles | Cloth-The first machine made during the industrial revolution |
| Factories | Large buildings that run on nuclear power, coal, or steam |
| James Watt | Creator of the Steam Engine in 1769, Powers machinery more efficiently than water power |
| Cyrus McCormick | Developed a better Reaper, cuts 6 times more acres of wheat then before |
| John Deere | Improved the plow, breaks up roots much easier |
| Robert Fulton | Created the first steamboat 1807, transports cargo and life overseas easily |
| The Rocket | First passenger railroad in Britain 1830, went an outstanding 16 MPH |
| Middle Class | The wealthy class of employment |
| Working Class | The poor classes of employment |
| Unions | A group of workers who join together to fight for better working conditions |
| Strike | When union members left their jobs until their demands were satisfied |
| Karl Marx | German who helped union workers fight for whats right |
| Socialism | A system that makes everyone equal |