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S.S.Indus.rev.2/12
Industrial Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was called the "Father of the Revolution"? | James Watt |
| Who invented the steam engine? | James Watt |
| Where did the Industrial Revolution start? | Britain |
| Why did the revolution start where it did? | Britain had: capital, natural resources, a good economy, strong military, and strong government |
| What two natural resources feuled the Industrial Revolution? | Iron and coal |
| What are the causes of the Industrial Revolution? | agricultural revolution, poputlation boom, enclosure movement |
| Who invented the seed driller and what does it do? | Jethro tall invented the seed driller; it reduces waste when planting and plants seeds in straight rows |
| What effect did the Spinning Jenny have? | Increase in textile production |
| Pollution | Contamination of the environment |
| Steam engine | Creates energy to power machines and trams |
| Sewing machine | Increase in textile production |
| Anesthetic | Prevents pain during surgery |
| Industrial revolution | A change in industry that made it more efficient and profitable |
| Why do historians refer to the INdustrial age as a revolution? | It was a period of large, important change |
| Adam Smith | An economist of the Enlightenment , whose ideas may have promoted the Industrial Revolution because he belived in Laissez Faire |
| Under Laissez Faire, the economy is governed by... | The laws of supply and demand (instead of the government) |