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Social Studies 7
Industrial Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Industrial Revolution | a time period beginning in Great Britain when society moved from making goods by hand to production in factories. |
| mass production | Process of making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply |
| factory | A large building in which machinery is used to manufacture goods |
| steam engine | an engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam to generate power. This was the fuel source of the Industrial Revolution |
| working conditions in factories | long hours, low pay, unsafe conditions, physical punishment, and lack of ventilation |
| child labor | During the Industrial Revolution, children were forced to work many hours each day under dangerous conditions and harsh treatment. |
| slum | poor, crowded, and run-down urban (city) neighborhoods during the Industrial Revolution |
| air pollution | The contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources. Industrial cities were polluted from the use of coal. |
| poor sanitation | garbage and generally filthy living conditions contributed to the spread of disease in Industrial cities |
| capitalism | an economic system where individuals can open businesses to make a profit |
| laissez-faire | means that the government is completely "hands off" and does not regulate businesses at all |
| Robber Barons | negative nickname given to wealthy business owners during the Industrial Revolution who were consumed with greed and only cared about making a profit |
| Captain of Industry | positive nickname given to wealthy business owners during the Industrial Revolution who used their wealth to make society a better place |
| Boarding Houses | First introduced in the Lowell mills to house and feed girls when they are not working in the factory. |
| Francis Cabot Lowell: | American industrialist who developed the Lowell system, a mill system that included looms that could both weave thread and spin cloth. He hired young women to live and work in his mill. |
| George Eastman | -invented the Kodak camera in 1888 -Captain of Industry who donated much of his wealth |
| Cornelius Vanderbilt | A railroad owner who built a railway connecting Chicago and New York. He was often criticized for poor working conditions and his lack of donation to charity. |
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