| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Canal | provided the most effectuve way to move good before complete industrialization |
| Eli Whitney | invented the cotton gin |
| Scientific Farming | application of new technology such as the seed drill, crop rotation, and fertilization to the agricultural industry |
| James Watt | invented the first reliable and mass produced steam engine |
| Spinning Mule | combined the technology of the Spining Jenny and the water frame into a single machine |
| entrepreneur | individual who is willing totake the risk and invest money in new ventures |
| enclosure | process of farm land being purchased by wealthy landowners and subdivided into smaller plots |
| Laissez-faire | belief that the government should not be involvedwith the management of private industry |
| Factory Act 1833 | set standards for child labour |
| jethro tull | invented the seed drill and helped revolutionize farming |
| union | effort by workers to gain power in tehe bargaining process |
| Samuel Slater | credited with bringing the industrial revolution to the US |
| Steam Engine | most influential invention of the Industrial Revolution |
| crop rotation | agricultural advancement that allowedd all fields to be used season after season without laying fallow |
| Rocket | created by George Stephenson and his son, pulled 13 tons at 24 miles perhour |
| England | the industrial revolultion began in |
| selective breeding | how were the farmers able to doulbe the size of livestock |
| steam engine | first used to pull water out of the flooded mines |
| canal | most effective way to transport large amount of goods before the inventrion of the railroad |
| british colonies | what allowed Britian to industrialize first |
| rivers | after about 1825 facotries began to be located near |
| central governemnt | what initially delayed the growth of industry in Germany becuase of the lack of a |
| Johny Kay | who invented the flying shuttle |
| spinning jenny | becuase the flying shuttle was invented the ____ ____ was invented |
| middle | more people joined the ____ class because of the facotry system |
| seperate spheres | women stayed home while men supported the family, this idea was |
| laissez faire | the merchantile system in Britian was reeplaced by_____ _____ |
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