What was invented by John Kay and could double the amount of work a weaver could do in a day and speed back and forth on wheels?
100
Factories
What are large buildings that merchants set machines up in?
100
Profit from tolls
What was made from Road Transportation?
100
Large buildings that merchants set machines up in and also needed water-power, so were built near sources of water.
What were Factories?
200
Samuel Crompton
Who created the spinning mule?
200
Spinning Mule
What machine was created by Samuel Crompton?
200
Entrepreneur
Who is a person who organizes, manages and takes on the risk of a business?
200
Steam driven machinery that propelled english factories in the late 1700's.
What are Railroads or trains?
200
Someone who manages and organizes the risk of a business.
What is an Entrepreneur?
300
Eli Whitney
Who created the cotton gin?
300
Power Loom
What invention sped up weaving after the invention of the spinning mule in 1787 and caused urbanization?
300
This was improved during the 18th century by a Scottish engineer, John McAdam who laid large stones down and then placed a smooth layer of crushed rock on top.
What is Road Transportation?
400
This drove English industry after 1820 by using a Steam Engine on wheels and spurred industrial growth by giving manufacturers a cheap way to transport materials and finished products.