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Chapter 7: The Industrial Revolution Begins - Vocabulary

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anestheticdrug that prevents pain during surgery
enclosurethe process of taking over and fencing off land formerly shared by peasant farmers
smeltseparate iron from its ore
capitalwealth to invest in business
factoryplaces that bring together workers and machines to produce large quantities of goods
turnpikesprivately built roads that charged a fee to travelers who used them
urbanizationthe movement of people to cities
tenementsmultistory buildings divided into crowded apartments
labor unionsworkers' organizations that bargained with employers for better wages, hours, and working conditions
utilitarianismthe idea that the goal of society should be "the greatest happiness for the greatest number" of its citizens
socialismsystem in which people as a whole rather than private individuals own all property and operate all businesses
means of productionfarms, factories, railways, and other large businesses that produced and distributed goods
communisma form of socialism that sees class struggle between employers and employees as unavoidable


First Baptist School
Charleston, SC

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