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Industrial Revolution | the shift, beginning in England during the 18th century, from making goods by hand to making them by machines |
enclosure | one of the fenced-in or hedged-in fields created by wealthy British landowners on land that was formerly worked by the village farmers |
Industrialization | the development of industries for the machine production of goods |
Factors of Production | the resources-including land, labor, and capital-that are needed to produce goods and services |
corporation | a business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts |
Entrepreneur | a person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business |
urbanization | the growth of cities and migration of people into them |
middle class | a social class made up of skilled workers, professionals, businesspeople, and wealthy farmers. |
stock | the capital raised by a business or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares |
factory | a large building in which machinery is used to manufacture goods |