click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
ubanization
Term | Definition |
---|---|
manual labor | jobs done by hand without the help of a machine |
mechanization | using machines to make work easier and faster |
thershing machine | machine that separatedmthe weat grain from the plain stalk |
reaper | machine that cuts grain one reaper could cut as much wheat as 16 men with hand held blades |
cyrus mccirmick | a farmer and inventor who perfected the mechanical reaper |
aaron montgomery ward | started the first mail order business in 1872 in chicago using a catalouge |
richard sears and alvah c roebuck | formed a mail order company that was larger than montgomey ward even sold houses |
urbanization | movement of people from rural farming areas to cities |
tenements | buildings that are divided into small apartments |
settlement house | center that provides help for those with little money |
hull house |