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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| what was a vaccination and why was it used | a vaccination was when you where injected with a disease to help your body to fight off so you want suffer from detrimental effects if you get it again. |
| who invented the flying shuttle | john kay |
| who invented the spinning jenny | james hargreaves |
| who invented the spinning mule | samuel crompton |
| who invented the power loom | edward cartwright |
| who invented the water frame | richard arkwright |
| what was a loom used for | it was a machine used for weaving fabric |
| what was pig iron | pig iron was produced by smelting. At this stage it contained many impurities |
| what was a collier | a collier was a coleminer |
| what methods did Henry Cort invent for iron | puddling and rolling |
| what was a toll | money paid for travelling along a road |
| what were turnpikes | barriers on roads were tolls were collected |