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industrial Revolution vocab
| term | connection |
|---|---|
| sabotage | intentionally hurting or stopping strikers |
| black lists | lists of workers that shouldn't be hired |
| monopoly | controlling all the means of production of a product or service |
| union | organization that protected workers’ rights |
| stock | owning part of a company and making money from it |
| trust | a group of people who buy stock in and control a company |
| collective bargaining | workers joining together to get something they want |
| The Bessemer Process | made steel production easier and cheaper |
| steamboat | a boat that uses steam power |
| cotton gin | machine that removes the seed from the cotton |
| battery | gives power without electricity |
| pasteurization | process that makes milk safe to drink |
| division of labor | people do one job over and over to contribute to a whole product |
| child labor | the use of children in industry or business, especially when illegal |
| stethoscope | medical instrument for listening to heart and lungs |
| telegraph | a system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire |
| interchangeable parts | parts that can be used in multiple machines |