The Origins of the Industrial Revolution

Inventions and Technology


Inventions and Technology
Working Conditions
Economic Systems
100

This country was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution due to its rivers and abundant coal and iron.

Great Britain or England

100

This invention by Eli Whitney helped revolutionize cotton processing in the American South.

The cotton gin

100

The modern factory created a process where they separated the steps of making something into separate jobs

The assembly line

100

Workers used this form of protest to stop working and pressure employers for better conditions.

A labor strike

100
The economic system that features a free market where a business owner can set their own prices with the goal of making a profit

Capitalism

200

This movement preceded the Industrial Revolution and involved a transition from nomadic life to settled farming.

The Agricultural Revolution

200

The Industrial Revolution began in this industry, which involved the production of cloth and fabric.

The textile industry

200

The process that factories use to produce a large quantity of a specific item

Mass production

200

These organizations formed as workers joined together to advocate for better pay and conditions.

Trade unions

200

The economic system that features even distribution of wealth for all citizens

Socialism

300

The Industrial Revolution spread to these three regions after beginning in Great Britain.

The United States, Europe, and Japan

300

This power source invented by James Watt revolutionized factories and transportation.

The steam engine

300

A communication method that was invented by an American named Samuel Morse

Morse Code

300

This vulnerable group of people were commonly exploited for cheap labor in factories during the Industrial Revolution.

Children

300

In capitalism, these two market forces determine the prices of goods and services.

Supply and demand

400

The main reason why there was exponential population growth

Improved farming techniques

400

This manufacturing innovation allowed parts to be mass-produced by machines rather than individually crafted by hand.

Interchangeable parts

400

The first invention which allowed people to communicate with each other using electrical wires

The telegraph

400

This social development occurred as wealthy people moved away from deteriorating urban centers.

Suburbs

400

This economic system features private ownership of businesses and resources 

Capitalism

500

The Agricultural Revolution's development of this practice involved selectively breeding plants and animals for desired traits.

Domestication

500

A more efficient, less expensive method for making cast iron and refining iron into steel

The Bessemer Process
500

The two forms of transportation that used the steam engine

Locomotives(trains) and steamboats

500

Name two major problems that developed in cities as people migrated for factory work.

Overcrowding and unsanitary conditions

500

This economic system features government ownership of factories, land, and materials.

Socialism