Chapter 23-Age of Industry/Industrial Revolution

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What did Richard Arkwright invent?

Water frames

What were labor unions?

Workers joined together to improve conditions of workers

What were the three reasons why Britain led the Industrial Revolution?

-Capital -Natural Resources -Large Labor Supply

What were some benefits of the domestic system?

-Children can work and learn the skill -you are paid by amount and what you produced -Workers set their own hours

What were the village commons used for?

-to gather wood -for animals to graze -really poor farmers could farm there

What is a corporation?

A business organization owned by stockholders who buy shares of stock in company

What is the Industrial Revolution?

A period of time in which the economy shifted from being based on agriculture to Industry

What is an entrepreneur?

A person who brings together capital, labor, and industrial inventions

Who invented the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell

What is capitalism?

An economic system when the means of production are controlled by individuals

Who developed the dirigible?

Ferdinand Bob Zeppelin

Who devised a wireless telegraph? Think Pasta

Gugliemo Marconi

How were the working conditions in factories?

Horrible. Workers lost fingers, limbs, and even lost limbs.

What was Industrial Capitalism?

Investing profits into expanding factories

What did the open field system do?

It gave way to private ownership

What stereotypes developed during the industrial revolution?

Men-provided for the houses ND were head of the house Women - cooked, cleaned, took care of the home, and raised the kids

What did Edmund Cartwright invent?

Powerloom

What is mass production?

Producing large quantities of identical goods

What was Telford and McAdam Responsible for?

Roadways

Who invented the telegraph?

Samuel Morse

What measured time and social change?

Seasons and Religious Traditions

What did Jethro tall invent?

Seed drill

What did Samuel Compton invent?

Spinning Mule

In what industry was the Bessemer converter used in?

Steel

What was the first industry to develop in the industrial revolution?

Textiles

What did Parliament pass in attempt to ban unions in Britain?

The Combination Acts

Who prospered during the Industrial revolution?

The Middle Class

Eli Whitney was responsible for the inventions of what two things?

The cotton gin and interchangeable parts

Frederick Taylor was responsible for developing what concept?

The division of labor

The practice of enclosing public land for private use was known as?

The enclosure movement

What did John Kay invent?

The flying shuttle

What did Robert Fulton Develop?

The steam boat; It was called the Clermont

What did James Watt invent?

The steam engine

What was the domestic system?

The system in which goods were manufactured in homes

What system of farming did Charles Townshend introduce?

Crop - Rotation

What was the division of labor?

Dividing a task into specific segments of a step by step procedure

What was the assembly line method?

Each worker performs a specialized task as it moves along a conveyor. Belt to next worker

What were the three aspects of a business cycle?

Boom, Bust, Depression

What was collective bargaining?

Both sides meet to discuss wages and hours

What was Robert Blackwell responsible for?

Bred stronger horses, fatter sheep and cattle

In what country did the Industrial Revolution first occur?

Britain

What was money used to invest in business known as?

Capital

What was the factory system?

The method of production that brought workers, machines, and raw materials under one roof

What did James Hargreaves invent?

The spinning Jenny


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