Agricultural Revolution
When was the Agricultural Revolution?
1700's-1800's
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
England
When did urbanization begin?
Late 1700's- mid 1800's
What is Capitalism?
- Economic system where the goal of capital (money/wealth) is to make more capital/profits
How many hours was the normal work day?
Name the 3 major innovations of the Agricultural Revolution.
- Enclosures
- Seed Drill
- Crop Rotation
What was the first industry to be transformed? Why?
Textile because if people are well fed, they will need clothes
Name 2 examples of factors of production.
- Land
- Labor
- Capital
- Entrepreneurship
What is Socialism?
- An economy where the government regulates supply and demand
What does Capital mean?
Money
What effects did new innovations in farming techniques have on England?
- Improved productivity
- Freed up labor
- Increased population
Name the 4 major reasons why the Industrial Revolution started in England.
1. New innovations
2. Natural Resources
3. Expanding economy in Britain encourages investment
4. Britain had all needed factors of production
Where were factories built?
- Near sources of power (water, coal, ect.)
- Near transportation (rivers, harbors/ports, railroads, roads)
- Near natural resources (coal, wood, iron, ect.)
What is Communism?
A society where all property is publicly owned and each person is paid according to their abilities and needs
- Classless society
- No private property
- Everyone shares everything - equally
Name a person that would be considered "Upper Class" within the 1800's social class structure.
- Landowners
- Aristocrats
- Wealthy business owners
How did the Agricultural Revolution help initiate the Industrial Revolution?
- Some of the freed up labor took up city jobs
- Many worked in factories
Name the 4 factors of production.
- Land
- Labor
- Capital
- Entrepreneurship
Name 3 characteristics of life in industrial cities.
- Overcrowded
- Widespread disease
- Lacked development plans
-Sanitation, police protection, building, sewage
What is the final stage of society?
Communism
During the urbanization period, what class was rising?
- Middle Class
Name the missing two.
Farmers, - ______, - ______, -Future?
Farmers, Factory Workers, Service Industry, Future?
Name at least 2 major inventions of the Industrial Revolution.
- Flying Shuttle
- Spinning Jenny
- Spinning Mule
- Power Loom
- Water Frame
Why did parents have large families? What percent were children paid compared to an adult male wage?
- Child labor meant more money to support the family
- 10 %
What type of economy does the United States of America have?
Capitalist
What is the name of the thought process called when one believes a women's place is at home?
- Cult of Domesticity