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Industrial Revolution - terms/names

Terms and names associated with the spread of industrialism in the modern world

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Division of Laboreach worker performs a specialized duty for more efficient production
tenementa poorly built multi-family housing in highly populated urban areas. This is usually old and heavily occupied by lower class citizens
Means of ProductionRailroads, Mines, Factories
Factors of ProductionResources needed to produce goods (Land, Labor, Capital)
Laissez fairethe idea that government should not interfere or regulate business
Urbanizationrapid growth of cities
Factory systemUsing machines to produce goods in one central location
Enclosure MovementBuilding fences on land to make larger farms.
EntrepreneurThe person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business
Corporationa business owned by stockholders who share in its profits
Capitalismeconomic system in which money is invested in business ventures with the goal of making a profit
Crop Rotationsystem of growing crops in a different field each year
Middle Classsocial class made up of skilled workers, professionals, business people, and wealthy farmers
Stocka certain right/portion of ownership in a corporation
Corporationbusiness owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts
textilecloth or fabric made by weaving
raw materialswhat colonial pwers wanted from their colonies
factorieswhere goods are made by machines
importedbrought in from one country to another
labor unionsworkers who join together to protect their wages
industrial revolutionmaking goods by machine instead of by hand
investorspeople with money who backed new businesses
steam enginecompletely changed transportation
child laborchildren employed in factories for low wages


Teacher
Emily Gray Junior High School

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