Pre-Industrial
Technology
Day-to-Day Life
New Laws and Regulations
Philosophers
100

This economic theory focused on trade stating that maximizing exports and minimizing imports would generate the most wealth

Mercantilism

100

This invention symbolized the industrial movement and became the force that enabled machines to work and production to increase

The Steam Engine

100

This term describes the movement of people from farmland to the city and the expansion thereof

Urbanization

100

After being legalized in several countries, these groups argued for better working conditions, better pay, and better schedules for the laborers in factories and elsewhere

Labor Unions

100

This man was the author of Wealth of Nations and was ardent supporter of laissez-faire perspectives

Adam Smith

200

This new farming technique paved the way for more efficient crop harvesting and increased production

Enclosures and/or Crop Rotation

200

This natural resource was most critical in the developments towards industrialization

Iron Ore

200

This improved due to the advancements in the textile industry

Higher quality clothing
200

This new law prohibited women and children from working in the mines

The Mine Act (1844)

200

This man believed in communism and advocated for a violent overthrow of the establishment by the workers (or proletariat)

Karl Marx (or Friedrich Engels)

300

This entity was in charge of managing and regulating trade, exports and imports

The Monarchy

300

Often referred to as the "blood stream of the Industrial Revolution", this development allowed for workers to travel farther for employment and products to be moved quicker.

Railroads

300

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

Name 2 consequences of urbanization and increased density of the population.

300

This British committee was tasked with looking into the conditions of children in factories

The Sadler Committee

300

This is a French-term that roughly means "hands-off" in relation to government intervention in free markets

Laissez-Faire

400

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

What were 2 of the 4 reasons Great Britain was able to lead the movement towards industrialization in Europe?
400

This invention called into the same category as a water wheel or a spinning Jenny as it was most often used in the textile factories.

The Spinning Mule

400

In William Blake's poem, London, he says:

How the Chimney-sweepers cry

Every blackning Church appalls, 

And the hapless Soldiers sigh

Runs in blood down Palace walls


What characteristic of industrial cities is he referring to?

Many answers

400

To create a stronger and more knowledgeable workforce, this institution was popularized across most nations

Public Education

400

This is a communist term for "the haves", "the upper-class", or the employers

Bourgeoisie 

500

This was the biggest problem associated with Mercantilism

Inflation

500

This was the reason crop yields expanded under the system of "crop rotation"

It improved soil health and the amount of nutrients present

500

Argued by Karl Marx and others, THIS is the of the industrialization of the workplace and creation of factory-style labor

Misery for the workers (or Proletariat)

500

This person argued against government regulations in free markets and is best known for thoughts on population control and food supply

Thomas Malthus

500

This group of thinkers believed in the most amount of good for the most amount of people.  This usually manifested in government regulations in the workplace for the betterment of the workers.

Utilitarians