Causes of the Industrial Revolution
This country was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
What is Great Britain?
This invention allowed one worker to spin many threads at once.
What is the Spinning Jenny?
This word means the growth/development of cities.
What is Urbanization?
This energy source was used to power steam engines, factories, and machines.
What is coal?
This invention by Eli Whitney increased cotton production.
What is the Cotton Gin?
Overcrowded housing in industrial cities often led to this public health problem.
What is disease?
This is done after each growing season to allow the land to replenish.
What is Crop Rotation?
This invention led to the creation of steamboats and trains.
What is the Steam Engine?
These buildings provided cheap housing for factory workers
What are Tenements?
These new agricultural practices increased food production (name one)
What is Crop Rotation, Selective Breeding, farming machinery (Seed Drill)?
This process drastically cut the time and cost to mass produce goods.
What is the Assembly line?
Smoke from factories caused this environmental problem.
What is air pollution?
This improved form of transportation helped moved goods and raw materials at a lower cost.
What are canals?
This system shifted production from homes to factories.
What is the factory system?
These were formed as a result of poor wages and working conditions and led to improvement in these areas for workers.
What are labor Unions?