How did it begin?
What years did the Industrial Revolution take place?
1760-1840
What type of good/product was very important during this time?
Food and Textiles
The workers were highly overpaid during this time. True or False?
False
The effects on the environment during this time were all positive. True or False?
False
An economic system based on private ownership of property.
Capitalism
What source of energy replaced humans an animals during this time?
Machines
This inventions allowed people and goods to be transported more quickly.
Railroads
What were the effects on the workers during the Industrial Revolution?
Low wages, harsh conditions and no protections.
Where the cities overpopulated or underpopulated at this time?
Overpopulated
An economic system where workers would own farms, factories, and other businesses that produce/distribute goods.
Socialism
More food=_________________
More people
This invention is a process that mass-produces steel.
The Bessemer Process
Did the size of the middle class expand because of the Industrial Revolution?
Yes
What material was being bumped into the natural water sources?
Oil
This economy the governments heavily regulated, or controlled, competition.
Mercantilism
The changes in the farming methods helped produce more food. True or False?
True
This invention transmitted electrical signals.
Telegraph
What do you think was the effect on the cities during the Industrial Revolution?
The cities become overpopulated.
Who became the first ever billionaire for the United States?
Rockafeller
Laissez Faire is when the government will leave the economy alone. True or False?
True
What specific methods advanced the most to help in food production during this era?
Farming
What was the MAIN difference between the Spinning Jenny and the Power Loom?
Spinning Jenny moved by hand and the Power Loom ran on hydraulic power.
What two cities were highly effected by the Industrial Revolution in a negative way?
London and New York
Name all 6 inventions that we talked about from class?
A system in which the government owns all property and makes all economic decisions.
Communism