I.R. in Britian
dangerous and extreme, workers were paid little, and lived in poor conditions.
what were the working/living conditions like for the workers during the industrial revolution?
when did the industrial revolution start in the U.S.?
late 1800s
cities were polluted with thick smog and waterways were polluted with oil and debris
how did the I.R. effect the environment?
first fully automatic and continuously operating spinning machine invented by Richard Arkwright
what is the water frame?
allows us to speak voice to voice over long distances
what is the telephone?
how did railroads revolutionize life in Britian?
offered easier transportation for both goods and people, introduced new jobs, allowed people to live greater distances from work.
Francis Cabot Lowell and four other investors revolutionize the American textile industry?
mechanizing every stage in the manufacture of cloth
practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of growing seasons
what is crop rotation?
worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations that allowed people to communicate over lost distances for the first time
what was the telegraph
improved living standards, high stock of food/goods, and increased number of jobs lead to....
population growth
land,labor, and capital.
what were Britain's three factors of production?
having lots of land for farming, factors, and agriculture
what advantage did the U.S. have ?
state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition
what is imperialism ?
invented by karl benz and henry ford allowed citizens to travel and get from place to place on their own terms and by themselves
what are automobiles/ cars
need for more people with technical and manageable skills
what caused a increase in schools?
what were the four advantages Britain had?
water power and coal, iron ore,rivers for inland waterways, harbors for merchants to easily set sail
cholera, typhoid, typhus, smallpox, and tuberculosis.
popular diseases during the I.R. in the U.S.?
a person who organizes and operates a business ,taking on greater than normal financial risk to do so.
what is a entrepreneur ?
invented by Alexander Graham Bell
who invented the telephone
advances in machinery and factories made it easier to ...
produce goods
1760-1840
how long did the British revolution last?
During the War of 1812, Britain imposed a blockade on the USA in an attempt to limit international trade. USA had to look internally for resources
How did the War of 1812 force the USA to begin to use its natural resources?
prices of goods rising and falling depending on how many people want it and how much is available
what is Supply and Demand ?
uses a engine that generates work through the combustion inside the engine of a compressed mixture of oxidizer (air) and fuel
what is the internal combustion engine
what helped more people make money?
new inventions and new jobs