Agricultural Revolution
What period was a significant change in agriculture that occurs when there are discoveries, inventions, or new technologies that change production. Lead to an increase in food and population.
What is the agricultural revolution
What was it called when children as young as four or five worked long, dangerous 12- to 14-hour shifts in factories and mines.
What is Child Labor
This group made up the majority of factory workers and lived in crowded, dirty neighborhoods.
What is the working class or lower class
What is a manufacturing process where a product is assembled in a specific order by a series of workers?
What is a assembly line
What main two factory conditions made workers want reform?
1. Low wages
2. Dangerous Working Conditions
3. Long hours
What is the process where animals or plants with desirable traits are bred together to produce better cattle and plants?
What is selective breeding
What is an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships to transport goods
What is a Canal
What is a poorly constructed, overcrowded multi-family dwellings that became common in urban areas primarily housing working class?
What is a Tenement
What impact did the Assembly Line and Division of Labor have on factories?
- Made goods cheaper
- Made goods faster
What two reason were children hired over adults?
1. They were cheaper to hire
2. They were smaller and could do jobs adults couldn't
What is the farming machine that plants seeds in rows at a specific depth and spacing
What is the seed drill
What is the process of a society transforming its economy from being mainly agricultural based to manufacturing based?
What is Industrialization
What was the first nation to industrialize?
What is Great Britain
What invention powered factories and allowed factories to be built away from rivers and revolutionized transportation through the creation of steamboats and railroads
What is the steam engine
What organization / group represented the interests of factory workers?
What is Labor Unions
What is the effect of crop rotation?
This practice improves soil health and manage pests and diseases
What invention was a machine used to remove cotton seeds from cotton instead of doing it by hand?
What is the Cotton Gin
What movement/act made many people move to the cites?
What is the Enclosure Movement/ Enclosure Acts
What three new forms of transportation came about during the Industrial Revolution?
1. Canals
2. Steamboat
3. Railroads
What did the Factory Act of 1833 change?
- lessened working hours
- can't hire kids under age 9
- Kids have to get at least some schooling
How did the Agricultural Revolution contribute to the Industrial Revolution?
It created a surplus of food and displaced farmers, leading to population growth and urban migration..
What is is called when displaced farmers moved to cities for work?
What is urbanization
This social class grew rapidly during the Industrial Revolution, made up of factory owners, merchants, and professionals.
What is the middle class
Which economic concept describes the specialized tasks assigned to workers in factories during industrialization?
What is Division of labor
What act lessened the unequal representation in England?
What is the Reform Act of 1832