Vocabulary
a business or manufacturing activity carried out in someone's home.
Cottage Industry
The Industrial Revolution started in...
England
Which type of worker was paid the least and had the most dangerous working conditions?
Children
Where did most immigrants settle when they came to America?
cities
Private ownership of the means of production. Individual people or companies create goods to sell for a profit
capitalism
when the population shifts from rural (country) to urban (city) areas.
urbanization
Before the Industrial Revolution, most people lived in ____________.
small farming villages
What happened when a worker got injured?
They had to get help on their own and were usually fired.
What problems were created by the rapid growth of cities?
answers will vary
to move from one region into another
migrate
an apartment building, especially one located in the poorer section of a city.
tenement
What were some advantages of the cottage industry?
people could work at home, family benefited from the income, people could stay in their own communities.
Factory owners compensated for the high cost of machinery by...
keeping wages low
a group of workers who bargain with their employer for better wages and safer conditions
labor union
a condition or circumstance that encourages people to leave their home country or current situation and settle elsewhere.
push factor
the making of goods in large numbers by means of machines or assembly lines
mass production
The early effects of the Industrial Revolution on ordinary people was
unhealthy working and living conditions
How were workers treated during the industrial revolution?
They worked in dirty, unsafe working conditions
Why didn't workers stand up to factory owners during the Industrial Revolution?
They would be blacklisted
a refusal to work organized by a labor union as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain something from their employer.
strike
an organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests.
labor union
The development of new manufacturing processes and power sources led to...
development of the factory system
Factors that draw people to live in an area or region
Pull Factors
What happened to the air and water in industrialized areas?
It became polluted and unsafe
Father of Socialism
Karl Marx