Inventions
a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer best known for significantly improving the Newcomen steam engine
Who is James Watt
Newly bustling industrial cities quickly ran into this societal issue.
what is overcrowding
This for of economics always for private property, profit, and the non-aggression principle.
What is Capitalism.
This is a worker created group to gain bargaining chips in negotiations with factory owners
What is a Union
The birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
What is Great Britain
Invented in 1793, this device greatly accelerated how quickly plant fibers were separated from their seeds
What is the Cotton Gin
Famous for his book titled “The Jungle”
Who is Upton Sinclair
A laissez-faire market means it is a(n) _________ market
What is unregulated
The term for when workers join together to halt work to gain bargaining chips
what is a Strike
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Which enlightenment thinker said this famous quote?
Who is Voltaire
James Hargreaves is most famous for this spinning textile device.
What is the spinning Jenny
Without these in place, children often worked inside factories for Pennie’s on the dollar.
What is Regulation
A promissory note that can be exchanged for the agreed upon value of gold (or other commodities). Often controlled by federal governments
What is Fiat Currency
This is a political and economic system that advocates for social ownership and democratic control of the means of production. It generally involves a system where the people, rather than private individuals or corporations, control the resources and production of goods and services.
What is Socialism
This Enlightenment thinker believed in natural rights — life, liberty, and property — and inspired modern democracy (and parts of the U.S. Declaration of Independence).
Who is John Locke
Communicating through a series of dashes and dots, this form of communication was greatly popularized during the Industrial Revolution
What is the telegraph
This term describes poor, run-down housing where workers lived.
What are Tenements
Bonus: What was the instrument Mr. Craig played in high school concert band.
What is the tuba
In 1848, Karl Marx co-wrote this world famous book.
what is the communist manifesto.
This thinker argued that government powers should be divided between branches to avoid tyranny.
Who is Montesquieu?
This lesser-known inventor created the “puddling process” that drastically improved the quality of iron, paving the way for stronger machines, bridges, and railways during the Industrial Revolution.
Who is Henry Cort
Another term for the “middle class” of industrial society
What is the Bourgeoisie
Karl Marx was most famous for his critique of capitalism and writing on communism. Who was Dr. Marx’s long time mentor?
Who is Friedrich Engel
Bonus question: What is Mr. Craig’s favorite band?
What is snarky puppy
This Swiss-born philosopher claimed that society corrupts people, not the other way around — and he was so intense about nature he once abandoned his kids to pursue philosophy.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?