Significant Figures
What did Eli Whitney invent in the Industrial Revolution?
Interchangeable Parts
What is the definition of industrialization?
The increased mechanization of production.
What was the use of the steam engine?
It was an inexpensive way to use coal power to create steam which generated energy
What was the movement of abolitionism?
The movement to end the Atlantic slave trade and free all enslaved people
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Britain
What did James Hargreaves invent in the Industrial Revolution?
Spinning Jenny
What is the definition of the cottage industry?
The job a woman could take up, weaving raw cotton into cloth.
What was the use of the water frame?
It reduced the time needed to spin yarn and weave cloth using waterpower
What was the main reason for the start of the French Revolution?
Corruption
Economic Crisis
Inequality
Serfdom
2) Economic Crisis
Queen Elizabeth I abolished ______ in Europe in 1574.
Feudalism
The Enclosure Movement
Serfdom
Slavery
3) Serfdom
What did James Watts invent in the Industrial Revolution?
Steam Engine
What is the definition of capital?
Money available to be invested in a business
What was the use of the spinning jenny?
It allowed a single operator to spin multiple threads at once, increasing efficiency of yarn production.
What was the first country in Latin America to win its independence?
Haiti
Who was considered to be the “father of the factory system”?
Richard Arkwright
What did Guglielmo Marconi invent in the Industrial Revolution?
Radio
What was the enclosure movement?
The push for privilege of land use given to those who pay for it.
What is crop rotation?
Rotating different crops in and out of a field every year, increasing food production
During which era of revolution did writer Olympe de Gouges advocate for women’s rights and equality?
French Revolution
During the Bolivar Revolutions, what country did creoles want independence from?
Spain
What was Francios-Marie Arouet best known for during the Enlightenment?
His social satire called Candide
What is empiricism?
The belief that knowledge comes from sensed experience from what you observe
What was the use of the seed drill?
It efficiently placed seeds in a designated spot in the ground, increasing food production.
What was the movement of Zionism?
The desire of Jews to reestablish an independent homeland which they could control
By 1900, Russia became the fourth largest producer of ___ in the world.
Steel