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Industrial Revolutio

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James Hargreaves was a weaver, carpenter and an inventor in Lancashire, England. He is credited with inventing the spinning Jenny in 1764.
Eli Whitney was an American inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin. This was one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy
Richard Arkwright is often credited for inventing the spinning frame — later renamed the water frame following the transition to water power.
Richard Trevithick His most significant success was the high pressure steam engine and he also built the first full-scale working railway steam locomotive. English inventor
James Watt was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both Great Britain and the rest of the world.
Henry Bessemer was an English engineer, inventor, and businessman. Bessemer's name is chiefly known for the manufacture of steel.
Henry Ford was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production.
Urbanization is the physical growth of urban areas as a result of global change. Urbanization is closely linked to modernization, industrialization, and the sociological process of rationalization.
Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had an effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times. It began in Britain, then in the US
Agricultural Revolution a period of development in Britain between the 17th-19th century. it was an increase in agricultural productivity. This in turn supported population growth, freeing up a significant percentage of the workforce, and helped drive the Industrial Revolution
mass production the production of large amounts of standardized products, including and especially on assembly lines. The concepts of mass production are applied to various kinds of products
division of labor is the specialisation of cooperative labour in specific tasks and like roles.
mechanization providing human operators with machinery that assists them with the muscular requirements of work or displaces muscular work
spinning jenny Created by James Hargreaves. The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a worker able to work eight or more spools at once. This grew to 120 as technology advanced.
water frame Created by Richard Arkwright. the name given to the spinning frame, when water power is used to drive it.
textile a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn
interchangeable parts They are made to specifications that ensure that they are so nearly identical that they will fit into any device of the same type.
steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.
"invisible hand" the term economists use to describe the self-regulating nature of the marketplace.created by Adam Smith
laissez faire describes an environment in which transactions between private parties are free from state intervention, including restrictive regulations, taxes, tariffs and enforced monopolies.
free market capitalism a competitive market where prices are determined by supply and demand. prices determined by how much tax the state collects
Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. Smith is widely cited as the father of modern economics and capitalism.
Explain why and how Great Britain was the first nation to industrialize.
Describe the typical work experience for an Industrial worker. What is a sweatshop? Using example from our study, explain some of the dangerous conditions Industrial workers were subjected to.
Explain how the concepts of mechanization, specialization, and the division of labor changed the nature of production. Why is Henry Ford considered the first Industrialist to perfect these ideas together?
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