Historical Context
The century when the Industrial Revolution began.
What is the 18th century?
Movement of people from rural areas to cities.
What is Urbanization?
This invention by James Watt provided a new energy source for machines.
What is the steam engine?
This movement aimed at improving working conditions.
What are Labor Unions?
Name one of the main resources that fueled industrial development.
What is coal?
New source of power that revolutionized industry.
What is steam power?
This invention made travel faster and easier.
What is the steam locomotive?
The Industrial Revolution caused people to move to these areas.
What are cities?
Intellectual movement that laid the groundwork for scientific breakthroughs.
What is the Enlightenment?
System that centralized production in factories.
What is the factory system?
This invention sped up the weaving process.
What is the power loom?
Mass production led to a dramatic increase in this.
What is goods?
This revolution improved farming techniques and supported population growth.
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
Economic system characterized by private ownership and the pursuit of profit.
What is capitalism?
This powered the first factories and trains
What is Steam Engine?
This class of workers emerged during the Industrial Revolution.
What is the Working Class?
Before the Industrial Revolution, most people lived in these areas.
What are rural areas?
The replacement of human labor with machines.
What is mechanization?
This machine increased textile production.
What is the spinning jenny?
The system led to the rise of the current economic system.
What is industrial capitalism?