| Term | Definition |
|---|
| water | before industrial revolution this was the cheapest and most reliable way to travel |
| canals | what was built to solve the problem of unloading and reloading boats across land |
| 4000 | how many miles of canals were there |
| john mcadam | scottish engineer that built roadsbeds with a layers of large stone for draining, then he laid down cruched rock, |
| macadam | name of roads that had john mcadam's design |
| railroad | revolutionized transportation in england |
| richard thevithick | made a steam engine that was both small and powerful, people expected it to blow up it ran at such high pressures |
| george stephenson | gained a solid rep building some 20 engines for mine operators in northern england, built first railroad |
| 27 miles | how long was the yorkshire to stockton railroad |
| the rocket | engine designed by stephenson and his son, traveled 24 miles per hour |
| law | what kept railroad engineers, mechanics, and toolmakers from leaving the country and spreading ideas |
| samuel slater | disguised himself as a farmer and went to the US and built a spinning machine from memory |
| moses brown | began work on factory to house slater's machines in rhode island |
| william cockerill | began building cotton-spinning machines in Belgium while belgium was still under french rule |
| britain | what country led the world in industry |
| city | where did most people start to live during the industrial revolution |
| manchchester | new industrial city that challenged London's industrialization |
| coal | the most dangerous work that could shorten life up to 10 yrs |
| orphans | children had to work especially _______ children who worked for room and board |
| samuel coulson | had small daughters that worked from 3am to 1030pm and got only 3 breaks, |
| Factory act of 1833 | passed by parliament after samuel coulston investigation |
| mines act | factory act for children who mined |
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