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| Industrial Revolution | A series of sudden and dramatic changes that resulted in the growth of American factories, jobs, and a new kind of economy. |
| Information Revolution | The revolution fueled by the development of the computer and other new technologies. |
| Manufacturing Job | Is one where an individual works in a factory building, making, or assembling a product that is mass produced. |
| Service Job | Is one where someone is hired to perform some given service for someone else. |
| Agricultural Economy | An economy based on farming and the kind of economy the U.S. had in 1800s. |
| Manufacturing Economy | An economy based on manufacturing jobs and the kind of economy the U.S. had in the 1900s. |
| Service Economy | An economy in which most jobs provide services instead of producing goods. |
| Trust | A legal body created to hold stock in many companies, often in the same industry. |
| Textiles | Clothing and the first industry to be affected by the Industrial Revolution. |
| Entrepreneur | A person who owns their own business. |
| Capital | Money used to begin or expand a business. |
| Thomas Edison | I am credited with the invention of the light- bulb, movie camera, and the first commercial electric station. |
| Andrew Carnegie | Owner of America’s largest steel company in the Industrial Era and a significant philanthropist. |
| John D. Rockefeller | Owner of America’s largest oil company in the Industrial Era and a significant philanthropist. |
| Granville Woods | I was known as the “Black Edison,” and I contributed to the transportation and communication industries. |
| Philanthropist | Someone who gives away their money to make the world a better place. |
| Corporation | A business that is owned by investors who buy part of the company through shares of stock. |
| Samuel Slater | I was a New England mill owner who should have been accused of industrial espionage (spying). |
| Revolution | A sudden and radical change. |
| Immigrants | I am one of many who came to America to take jobs in U.S. factories. |
| Factories | Places where goods are manufactured. |
| Eli Whitney | I am credited with the Cotton Gin and the process of Interchangeable Parts. |
| Monopoly | A company that eliminates its competitors and controls an industry. |
| Natural Resources | The natural wealth of a country, consisting of land, forests, mineral deposits, water. |
