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What country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Great Britain
What are the goals of labor unions?
Association of workers that fight for better working conditions, better wages, and benefits
Explain the negative impact of Industrialization? 4 reasons
Child Labor, Pollution, Diseases, Crowded Cities, Dangerous Working Conditions, Living Conditions.
Business Tycoon responsible for Monopolizing the oil Industry in America during Industrialization
Rockefeller
Business Tycoon responsible for Monopolizing the Steel Industry in America during Industrialization
Carnegie
Who invents the steam engine?
James Watt
Define Entrepreneur?
A person who starts their own business.
Explain the Positive Effects of industrialization (4-5 reasons)
More Jobs, Mass Production, Revolution in Transportation, New Inventions, Increased the wealth of Nations, Increased Standard of Living,
Explain the importance of Samuel Slater?
Started the American Industrial Revolution
Business Tycoon responsible for Monopolizing the Banking Industry in America during Industrialization
John P. Morgan (J.P. Morgan)
Name two inventions that help speed up the production of cloth? Inventor?
Flying Shuttle, Spinning Jenny, Spinning Mule or Power Loom
What does Eli Whitney invent?
Cotton Gin
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain?
Summarize working conditions during the Industrial Revolution? Be able to write 5 sentences
See Notes or Study Guide
Industrialization saw major population shift from Rural areas to ?
Cities
Name two inventions that paved the way for the transportation revolution?
James Watt-Steam Engine and Robert Fulton-Steam Boat
\What is the importance of the Transcontinental Railroad?
First Railway Connecting East and West Coast in the U.S.
If you were going to start your own business, what are the essential factors of production you will need?
LLC
Immigrant Groups Responsible for Building the Transcontinental Railroad?
Irish and Chinese
Describe living conditions during the Industrial Revolution?
See note or study guide
Select two advances in farming that paved the way for the Agricultural Revolution?
Seed Drill, Crop Rotation, Enclosure Movement or Cotton Gin
Name two geographic areas of the world that are not as technologically advanced as most developed countries. Therefore, we refer to these countries as developing countries
Africa, Latin America, parts of the Asia
Describe a typical work day/week for a factory worker during the Industrial Revolution?
7 days a week, 14hrs a day and 1 30min wait
What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on the movement and migration of people?
The emergence of cities
The Industrial Revolution began in Britain and soon spread throughout Europe and to the United States of America. Compare Great Britain and United States. Summarize the geographic and physical similiarities you see between the two countries that enabled Industrialization to spread to the U.S.
Fast flowing rivers for trade and transportation
Abundance of coal to power machines
Abundance of iron to build machines
Ready supply of workers