Economics
Before factories, how were goods made?
By hand
Supply + Demand = ?
Price
Eli Whitney
Cotton Gin
What happened to population in cities during Industrial Revolution?
Grew massively in number and size
Person who leaves their home
Emigrant
4 Factors of Production
Land, Labor, Capital, Enterprise
Arizona's average temperature continues to rise, name a products price that will increase.
Water, air conditioning
Powered trains, factories, ships
Steam engine
Which invention allowed resources to be shipped quickly across country between factories?
Railroad
Crop failing would be an example of which factor?
Push
Name 3 geographical advantages for Britain (Bonus 300 if you can name all 4)
Easy flowing rivers, lots of harbors, natural resources, trade by sea
Government puts a tax on gas emissions on cars, what product's demand goes up?
Electric cars
Manufactured cloth faster
Spinning jenny
How did factories cut costs in regard to workers?
Hired women and children
Tennis Court Oath
What global (around the world) advantage did Britain have that made it so rich?
Colonial markets
What two resources did factories need with the new inventions?
Coal and iron ore
Samuel Compton combined what two inventions to make his own? (Bonus 400 if you can name his)
Spinning jenny & water frame. Name: Spinning mule
Name of new type of building that housed workers and families in the cities.
Tenements
Name 2 examples of pull factors
Religious freedom, job opportunities, farming options, fairer government
What were workers before industrialization?
Craftsmen
Name two examples of things supply depends on?
Available resources, weather, people's willingness to pay, cost of production
Name of improvement of farming techniques and inventions
Agricultural Revolution
What was the only action workers could take to protect themselves from bad employers?
Join a union & strike
Which battle resulted in no American soldiers dead?
Trenton