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Industrial Revo
Time of political, economic, and social increase in many countries.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Industrial Revolution | During the 1700-1800 when the change from man made goods to machine made goods. |
| Agricultural Revolution | Changed how plants were planted, grown, and harvested. It led to the Industrial Revolution. |
| Enclosure Movement | The fencing off of middle class farms. |
| Domestic System | The way they made cloth before the Industrial Revolution. |
| Steam Engine | A machine that improved industry and transportation. |
| Bessemer Process | A method of removing impurities out of iron by blowing cold air on top. |
| Great Britain | The first to industrialize because of there stable government, increased population, and lots of raw materials. |
| Communism | The system in which the government or workers have the means of production and trading. |
| Factory System | The use of machines to process goods. |
| Labor Unions | Workers who group together and use bargaining to get what they want at work. |
| Karl Marx | Was exiled from Germany for his socialists ideas. |
| Iron Law of Wages | The law that wages are in cycle. If people have higher wages they can support more children. If the population increases the wages goes down. |