Revolutions
What is an agricultural revolution?
A revolution involving major changes to farming, food production, and farming techniques.
Who needed more food?
Britain.
What were three factory conditions for men?
Long working hours, low wages and, dangerous working environments
Minors usually died young, in accidents or from ____
black lung
Name two positive things that came from textile machines
1. Work done faster
2. More efficient
What is an industrial revolution?
A revolution that changes how goods are produced, including the development of factories and machines.
What are two disadvantages of the old system?
People had to walk over your strips to reach theirs, and no hedges or fences
What were three factory conditions for women?
What were the two major things that large machines in factories depended on?
Coal and iron
Name two negatives that came from textile machines
1. People lost their jobs
2. Led to colonization
What is a social revolution?
Change in the way society organizes themselves often when they believe another part of society is being oppressed. Can result from equality, religious, or environmental issues.
What are enclosures?
An area closing in the land and divided farmers fields.
What were three factory conditions for children?
Extremely long working hours, Dangerous tasks such as cleaning moving machinery and, little to no access to education.
Who invented a process for making better cast iron?
Abraham Darby.
Who made things by hand or used very simple machines?
Women
What is an economic revolution?
A foundation change in how people buy and sell goods and/or services, often connected to technology
Jethro Tull: seed drill
Lord Townshend: crop rotation
Robert Bakewell: stock breeding
What is a collective agreement and how was it negotiated?
A written contract between employees and employers, negotiated through collective bargaining.
What is locomotive?
A steam engine designed to pull cars on a railway.
What is the definition of the cottage industry?
A small scale manufacturing business owned and operated by an individual or family often in their homes.
What is a technological revolution?
Change in how people use technology day to day. Happens in response to new innovation or the needs of everyday
Name three agricultural machinery.
Cotton gin, steam engines, mechanical reaper
Name and define the four impacts of Industrialization
Transportation: improved with the railroad and steamships.
Energy: steam engines.
Labour Unions: helped workers get their rights.
Cities: developed much more.
What type of transportation did they use overseas?
Steamships.
Which type of wool could be harvested fairly cheap and turned into cloth in nearby communities?
Britain wool