6th History Quiz Ls 5-7 Industrialism
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bobenland on April 13, 2011
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6th history--ls. 5-7 industrialism
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 capitalism | stimutlates the production of cheaper and more efficiently made goods and services |
| peaceful trade | during the 1500-1700s countries learned that this was a more reliable way to keep and increase wealth than to risk war |
| tariffs | very high fees set on goods that are produced in a rival country |
| industrial capitalist | made their money by investing in factories, not by trading |
| middle class | made up of lawyers, doctors, clockmakers, and tailors who worked hard and earned a comfortable living |
| meeting with friends | an important leisure activity for all classes of people |
| working poor | concerned with putting food on the table and a roof over the heads of children |
| poor families | needed whatever children could add to their incomes |
| religion | served as comfort and community for the working poor |
| begging and drunkenness | common in the industrial cities fo the 1800s |
| migration to a new country | a big chance that a family could take in hopes of bettering the life of their family |
| capital | money or property, especially used to make more money |
| capitalism | it is better to invest the capital in starting up some profitable enterprise |
| exporting | Is exporting or importing more important in a mercantilist system |
| Laissez faire | a policy of "hands off" by the government |
| social class | what helped to determine how much leisure time a person had |
| middle class | what class were shopkeepers considered to be a part of |
| working poor | 80% of the population during the 1800s |
| North America | place in which baseball and basketball originated |
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