IR flashcards Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
The Industrial Revolution took place in _____________ and ________________. | America and Europe |
Where did manufacturing take place before the IR? | In peoples homes |
List four industries strongly influenced by the IR. | Textile, Iron Production, Banking, Transportation, and Communication |
What sort of new engine provided power for the IR? | Steam Engine |
Who were the Luddites? | People opposed to technology change |
Why did England become the birthplace of the IR? | They had Iron and Coal as well as a stable society of colonies. |
What role did England’s colonies play in that country’s IR. | They had provided raw materials, and market to sell all of Britain's Manufactured goods. |
What are textiles? | The manufacturing of of cloth and peoples clothing. |
What freedom did workers give up in moving from a cottage industry in textiles, to factory produced textiles? | Setting there own hours |
Who invented a cheap method for making steel? | Henry Bessemer |
Two major improvements in transportation during the Industrial Revolution include what? | Locomotive train and the steamboat |
Which class benefited from the Industrial Revolution the most? | The middle and upper class |
What was the century during which the IR began? | 18th |
What was the skill level of the average worker before and after the IR? | Professionals had to work but later anyone could. |
Where was most work done before and after the IR? | At first in homes then in factories |
What material was used for fuel before and after the IR? | Before |
Who or what set the pace of work before and after the IR? | |
What level of productivity was achieved before and after the IR? | |
What is industrialization? | When a agriculture type based economy is changed to a factory based economy |
What is mechanization? | Moving from hand work to machine work |
What is productivity? | How much of an item can be produced in a certain amount of time |
Who invented an improved steam engine that powered the IR? | Thomas Savery |
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