The Agricultural Revolution
Where did the industrial revolution begin?
Britain
What 2 natural resources did Britain have that allowed them to industrialize?
Iron & Coal
When people move from the country to the cities, it is known as...
Urbanization
Who tinkered with the steam engine until they created the perfect model that became famous?
James Watt
Who created the lightbulb in the US?
Thomas Edison
Phase 1 of the Industrial Revolution was known as the ________ Revolution
Agricultural
Britain had a ______ government and a strong ______ to protect their shipments overseas.
stable;Navy
Factories hired _____ and ______ because they could pay them less than half of what they had to pay men.
women and children
Who created the seed drill?
Who monopolized the oil industry and was the owner of Standard Oil?
JD Rockerfeller
Give examples of things that led to population growth during The Agricultural Revolution. (List as many as you can remember!!)
Increased food production, better hygiene and sanitation, better medical care, increase in birth rate, decrease in death rate
Entrepreneurs were investing funds in new _____ and industrial products.
machinery
What dangerous events/ conditions could arise for coal mine workers? (List as many as you can!!)
Cave ins, explosions, damaged lungs, dangerous gasses
Who created the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
Who created a method to make steel in a cheaper and more effective way?
Henry Bessemer
What was the enclosure movement?
Taking small farm plots and joining them to create larger farm plots where more machines would be used to replace people.
What method of transportation became popular in the 1900s? (Hint: they no longer needed to rely on rivers to transport goods)
Railroads
Who was the person we credit with popularizing socialism and communism?
Karl Marx
Who created the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who was the army nurse who fought for better hygiene?
Florence Nightingale
What did the steam engine power? (3 examples)
Locomotives, steamships, and machines
What is Labor and what is Capital?
Labor refers to the work force or the people who are doing the work to produce good and or services. Capital is money that usually gets invested into businesses.
______ _______ organized workers in to groups so that they could fight for better wages, safer conditions, and better hours.
Trade Unions
Who perfected the assembly line and interchangeable parts in order to mass produce vehicles?
Henry Ford
Which French scientist linked microbes from organisms to disease and created the process of milk pasturization.
Louis Pasteur