Chapter 23-Age of Industry/Industrial Revolution
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
