Inventions
Powered factories, mills, and transportation
What is the Steam Engine?
Famous for his advancements in vehicle production
Who is Henry Ford?
Pre-Industrial Society was mostly
What is rural and agrarian?
More goods available at lower prices
Better housing and sanitation in cities
Access to new technologies
What is improved standard of living?
Time period of the Industrial Revolution
What is the late 1700s to 1800s?
Multiple Spindles worked at once, by hand
Invented the steam engine
Who is James Watt?
Industrial Society was mostly
What is Urbanized?
Rapid advancements in science and technology
New inventions like the telephone and light bulb
Improvements in transportation and communication
What is Technological Progress?
The invention of the steam engine?
1769
Mechanized the weaving process
What is the Power Loom?
Invented the Spinning Jenny
Who is James Hargreaves?
From Kitchens to Factories
What is the role of women?
Increased air and water pollution from factories
Deforestation and resource depletion
Health issues for urban populations
What is Environmental pollution?
When the Spinning Jenny was created
When is 1764?
Popularized by Henry Ford in the early 20th century
What is the Assembly Line?
Invented the Power Loom
Who is Edmund Cartwright?
Rise of the middle class
Growth of working class
Increased wealth disparity
What is Social Class Change?
Long working hours (often 12-16 hours a day)
Dangerous machinery and lack of safety measures
Low wages and job insecurity
What is poor working conditions?
The invention of the Power Loom
When is 1784?
Factory owners often made these to for their workers
What is a company town?
Famous Railroad Tycoon in the United States
Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt?
mass movement of people from rural areas to cities
What is urbanization?
Children as young as 5 working in factories and mines
Limited access to education
Health problems from hazardous work environments
What is Child Labor?
Popularization of the assembly line
when is the early 20th century?