Industry
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Childhood labor
100
The goods that the majority of the factories in Britain produced at the beginning of the industrial revolution.
What are textiles?
100
What are the Factors of Production?
Land, Labor, & Capital
100
Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt? How did he build his wealth?
What is, American business magnate and philanthropist who built his wealth in railroads and shipping.
100
He invented the telephone in 1876.
What is Who is Alexander Graham Bell.
100
How many hours a day did children have to work during the industrial revolution?
10 to 14 hours a day.
200
Large buildings in which machinery is used to manufacture goods.
What are Factories?
200
The growth of cities and the migration of people into them.
What is urbanization?
200
What company did John D. Rockefeller start?
What is Standard Oil Company.
200
The system of growing a different crop in a field each year.
What is crop rotation?
200
What jobs did childhood laborers work?
Mines, factories, newspaper boys and shoe shine boys.
300
The natural resource that was used to power the steam engine.
What is coal?
300
A person who becomes rich through ruthless business practices during the nineteenth century. A derogatory term for American businessmen.
What is a Robber Baron.
300
Who was William Randolph Hearst? What company did he start?
What is, A businessman who built the nations largest newspaper chain in America.
300
He invented the Telegraph in 1830.
What is Who is Samuel Morse.
300
How much money did children contribute to their households?
1/3
400
The time period, beginning in England during the 18th century, from making goods by hand to making them by machine is known as.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
400
The development of industries for the machine production of goods.
What is Industrialization?
400
Who was J.P. Morgan?
What is, An American banker and financier who dominated corporate finance.
400
What did James Watt invent in 1775?
What is The Watt Steam engine.
400
What type of injuries did child laborers suffer?
Lost fingers, toes and scoliosis of the back. Death.
500
How many days a week did factory workers work?
6 days a week
500
What does Philanthropy mean?
What is, to promote the welfare of others expressed by generous donation of money for good causes.
500
The man wrote a book called the Wealth of Nations in 1776, and defended the idea of free economy and free markets.
Who is Adam Smith?
500
This was invented in 1824 by Charles Macintosh designed to keep you dry .
What is the raincoat.
500
What year was childhood labor officially abolished in the United States?
1933.
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