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Who was Samuel Slater?

Was an early English-American industrialist.

List three European countries that became industrialized and what industry they had.

Britain, France, and Germany all became industrialized with British miracle.

Name one way your book discuss how corporations raise money for buisiness expansion.

Corporations raised money by natural resources, inventions, and urban population.

As the Industrial Revolution began in country where did the majority of people being to move?

England

List 4 characteristics of industrial workers during the Industrial Revolution.

Factories or work places weren't clean, they were over worked, machines injured workers, and frequent accidents, damp conditions and constant inhalation of coal dust in the Coal mines decreased the miners lives.

What is laissez faire?

Laissez Faire is the idea that government should not interfere with or regulate industries and businesses.

List the four major effects the Railroad had on revolutionizing life in Britain.

Railways spurred industrial growth by giving manufactures a cheap way transport materials and other finished products. The railroad boom provided jobs for hundreds of people as rail workers and miners. Railway boosted England's agricultural and fishing industries, which could transport their products to distant cities. By making travel easier, the railway encouraged country people to take city jobs and lured city dwellers to resorts in the countryside.

Who was James Watt?

Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819).

Explain why the Industrial Revolution promoted the idea of socialism and communism.

Socialism grew out of an optimistic view of human nature, a belief in progress, and a concern for social justice. Socialists argued that the government should plan the economy rather than depend on free-market capitalism to do the job. Communism helped as a form of complete socialism in which the means of production all land, mines, factories, railroads, and businesses would be owned by the people.

Name 4 ways factory work was limited to create better working conditions.

The Factory Act of 1833, The Mines Act, The Ten Hours Act of 1847, National Child Labor Committee.

When did the Industrial Revolution come to the USA and what person brought the first idea of the spinning machine?

The Industrial Revolution Started in the USA when Britain blockaded the country in 1812. The blockade forced the country to use its own resources to develop independent industries. Samuel Slater built the spinning machine from memory and partial design.

What country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

The Industrial Revolution began in Britain.

How did the Industrial Revolution create Global Inequality?

The Industrial Revolution shifted the world balance of power. It increased competition between industrialized nations and poverty in less-developed nations.

What was the first industry industrialized and name three inventions that help it to do?

The first industry to be industrialized was agriculture, three inventions that helped it to do so were the Seed Drill, Crop Rotation, and Enclosures.

List four characteristics of city living citizens during the Industrial Revolution.

The housing, protection, and sanitary conditions were horrible, workers lived in dark and dirty shelters, families would be shoved/squished in one room, and sickness spread quickly.

Describe what did people believe the government should play in controlling business.

The people believed the government's regulations only interfered with the production of wealth. The people wanted the government to allow free trade and the flow of commerce in the world market without government regulation the economy would prosper.

What is the definition of Industrial Revolution?

The transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation.

What organization did workers formed to protect them selves against business owners?

Union an association of workers, formed to bargain for better working conditions and higher wages.

What are the factors of production that every country needs to Industrialize?

land, labor, and capital/wealth.

List 6 positive effects that come form the Industrial Revolution.

make more goods, less work for people, goods are cheaper, can be sold in a wider area, standard of living goes up, creates a middle class


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