Life of Workers
These began to organize to defend the rights of Workers.
What are Labor Unions?
These two innovations allowed for the start of the Agricultural Revolution
The Seed Drill and Crop Rotation
The inventor of the Seed Drill
Who is Jethro Tull?
The country where the Industrial Revolution began
What is England?
Explain laissez-faire capitalism
These two groups were utilized in factories and other workplaces because they were cheap labor
What is "Urbanization"?
This invention most directly led to an increase in the demand for slave labor in the American South
What is the Cotton Gin?
What are Coal and Iron?
This is the term that Karl Marx used to refer to the class of unskilled workers who took factory jobs
What is the Proletariat?
True or False? Women stayed in the home to raise families as a result of the Industrial Revolution
What is False?
Citizens whose families had farmed for generations became the class of ____________ in urban factories and mines.
What is "Unskilled Labor/Workers"?
This innovation, utilized in the textile factories, was given its name because of its hybrid nature
What is the Spinning Mule?
How did the Agricultural Revolution help cause the Industrial Revolution?
By leading to a growth in population, providing the necessary labor force to industrialize
The main idea of the Communist Manifesto
What is the Proletariat working class revolting against the wealthy Bourgeoisie?
This group of people advocated against technological advancement during the Industrial Revolution
Who are the Luddites?
Explain why small farmers suddenly could not support themselves and their families after the Agricultural Revolution
An increase in harvested crops means the price of those crops will decrease. This leads to the value of the crops that farmers grow will decrease, so they make less money.
This invention was first utilized to power factory machines, and then powered means of transportation like trains and ships.
What is the steam engine?
This economic system allowed for the success of private businesses and the rapid growth of the Industrial Revolution
What is Capitalism?
The belief that only the fittest individuals or businesses survive in a competitive environment
What is Social Darwinism?
Describe the average experience for a child working in a factory during the Industrial Revolution
Low wages, Long hours, little to no days off, no sick days or vacation time
Explain how the Agricultural Revolution led to an increase in population in England
It created a food surplus because more crops were being harvested, meaning more people could be supported.
Abraham Lincoln's Pacific Railway Act of 1862 led to the completion of the first ____________ ___________ in the United States that connected the East and West Coasts
What is the "Transcontinental Railroad"?
The European practice of ________ allowed for industrialized powers to gain access to new markets to both harvest raw materials and sell manufactured goods.
What is "Imperialism"?
The main idea of Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations"
What is free-market capitalism and the importance of self-interest in economic growth?