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Industrial Rev #1

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Agricultural Revolution A change in the production of food and livestock.
Assembly Line Process by which a product is moved along a line of workers, each worker performs a single task.
Bessemer Process New process of making steel; much cheaper to produce.
Cholera Disease transmitted by dirty water; caused severe diarrhea and dehydration.
Cottage Industry Small scale production of goods in private homes.
Cotton Gin Created by Eli Whitney; machine that separated seeds from the cotton.
Domestic System The combination of all cottage industry; early industrial labor system in which all goods were produced at home.
Enclosure Acts Acts passed by Parliament enclosing common land..
Factory Large building where machines are used to manufacture goods.
Flying Shuttle Created by John Kay; created cloth faster.
Industrial Revolution Change in the production of goods – from hand made to machine made.
Interchangeable Parts Parts are standardized so that when they are broken, they may be easily replaced.
Mass Production Large scale production; usually integrated with interchangeable parts and the assembly line.
Mechanization The use of machines for production.
Power Loom Created by Edmund Cartwright; used water, then steam engines to create massive amounts of cloth.
Richard Arkwright Created the water frame; is credited with creating the factory system.
Spinning Jenny Created by James Hargreaves; machine that spun thread much faster.
Steam Engine Improved by James Watt; used coal to power all manner of machines or devices.
Sweatshop Nickname for factories laden with abuses and low wages.
Tenement Cheaply made apartment building.
Textiles Cloth.
Tuberculosis Bacterial disease that caused coughing fits and a wasting away of the body.
Water Frame Created by Arkwright; spun high quality thread & used waterpower.
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