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Industrial Revolution

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Thomas MalthusThis writer believed that population would outgrow the food supply
Great BritainThe country in which the industrial revolution began
James WattScottish Engineer who improved the steam engine
CommunistType of government set up following the Russian Revolution
Jethro TullInvented the seed drill
Seed DrillMost famous invention of Jethro Tull
Robert OwenHis experiments improved working environment and increased productivity
Robert FultonDeveloped an improved version of the steam engine. This steam engine was capable of traveling through the Hudson River into New York
Great ExhibitionHeld in London. Displayed industrial development.
Abraham DarbyUsed coal to smelt iron, or seperate iron from its ore
Thomas NewcomenDeveloped the steam engine
Steam EngineDeveloped by Newcomen, improved by Watts and Fulton
Karl MarxHelped write the Communist Manifesto
Communist ManifestoBook which called for a workers rebellion
Richard ArkwrightInvented industrial cotton spinning mill
Spinning JennyGreatly reduced the amount of time it took to produce yarn
HarshWorking conditions for the working class were ___.
Machine MadeThe Industrial Revolution marked the shift from man-made to ____ goods.
Man MadeThe Industrial Revolution marked the shift from ____ to machine made
George Stephensonfirst public railway line in the world use steam locomotives
UrbanizationMovement from the country to the city
Factory SystemAn organized method of production that brings workers and machines together under the control of managers
Child LaborAccounted for a significant portion of the workforce for factories
Domestic SystemMerchant would bring raw materials to a family, who worker them into a finished product.
Industrial RevolutionMarked a shift from man made to machine made goods.


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York High School
York, NE

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