Cottage Industries
How did cottage industries work?
A merchant would supply rural workers with the material necessary to make products, then come and collect finished products when they were ready
Define what enclosure was
Public lands were bought up and consolidated, becoming closed off with either a man-made ditch or a fence
John Kay invented the ____________
flying shuttle
What three resources were in an abundant supply in England?
Coal, water, iron ore
Miss Kennon went to school in THREE different locations - name all three
Biggar, Martensville, Warman
How were workers paid in cottage industries?
by piece completed - each finished product
What happened to poor farmers during the enclosure movement?
The poorest farmers became displaced from their land and moved to the city(urbanization)
This person invented the power loom
Edmund Cartwright
Britain had money necessary to establish a strong banking system meaning people could _________________
people could get loans for new technology and production
What are Miss Kennon's three main (controversial maybe) sports teams? (football, hockey, baseball)
Eagles, Bruins, Yankees
What benefits did cottage industries have?
A worker could work when they wanted to and work as much as they wanted to, depending on how much money they required
What was one of the new things farmers were experimenting with at this time?
crop rotation, planting turnips, or clover
Describe the spinning mule
Combined the earlier processes of spinning into one machine that made stronger and finer than previous spinning methods
What did having a "culture of learning" mean?
keen interest in scienceand technology
New ideas were encouraged
Businessman willing to invest in new ideas and opportunities
In which state is it against the law to tie a giraffe to a street lamp or telephone pole?
Alaska, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Kentucky, Utah, New York, Ohio, Alabama
Atlanta, Georgia
Cottage industries could not keep up with demand which led to ____________________________
A series of small inventions between 1733-1791 dramatically increased the production of cloth
How did better harvests and more food change life?
More food led to an increase in people and animals
More food led to increased life expectancy and decreased infant mortality
More food led to a decrease in cost of food, which led to better diets, but also more disposable income
Better farm yields meant fewer people needed to work in agriculture
What industry did the first inventions happen in?
textile industry
What reason ensured peace and stability - freedom to innovate, free from fear of conflict
Good Government
What are the burglars in home alone known as?
The wet bandits
Name the three challenges of the cottage industries
It was a terribly inefficient system and product quality was unpredictable
As population increased, the demand for textiles increased
Cottage System was unable to supply necessary volume of goods demanded
Businessmen had incentive to make the system more efficient
Explain how the enclosure movement fueled the industrial revolution
sent people into cities - more people living longer needing more textiles for growing population, etc.
Which of the following was the first machine to spin yarn without human operation – use water-powered wheels: spinning jenny, water frame, cotton gin, or flying shuttle.
water frame
Explain why geography was so important
An island with manyharbors
Free from war
Overseas empire
the worlds largest and most powerful navy
Access to raw materials
markets for selling goods
The first day Miss Kennon took over, I told you about my trip to Europe! What four countries (or specific cities) did she visit?
Ireland, London (England), Paris (France), Amsterdam (Netherlands).