Inventors
Factors in England
Miscellaneous
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Factors That Triggered the Industrial Revolution
100
The inventor of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
100
Two important factors in regards to Englands economic strength were...
its use of money to faciliate trade and its strong banking system.
100
What are the factors of production in an industrial economy?
Natural Resources, Capital, and Labor
100
These large buildings which needed waterpower helped produce textiles more efficiently.
What are Factories?
100
When owners fenced off public lands and forced farm laborers into the city
What is the Enclosure Movement?
200
This individual perfected the steam engine
James Watt
200
Two geographical features that allowed for the industrial revolution to start in Britain were.....
its natural harbors and rivers.
200
In order to protest bad working conditions during the industrial revolution, workers would form these groups.
Labor Unions
200
This was one of the biggest forces of the Industrial Revolution, and was the cornerstone in many of the new inventions.
What is the Watt Steam Engine?
200
When the number of people in Europe rose from 120 million in 1715 to 190 million in 1789, it was characterized as a...?
What is population explosion?
300
Henry Bessemer created the Bessemer process which allowed for the efficient conversion of .......
iron to steel
300
Natural resources that Britain had in abundance were....
Coal and Iron
300
What distinct three classes emerged during the industrial revolution? the_______ class, the______ class, and the _____ class.
What was the working, middle, and upper?
300
This was one of the most prominent energy sources during the Industrial Revolution.
What is Coal?
300
Since the start of human history, the energy for work was provided by this ________ and _________.
What is human and animals?
400
Louis Pasteur invented the process of pasteurization which involved ____________ of liquids so they could be stored for longer and transported long distances.
What is sterilization?
400
Which revolution allowed for an explosion of population in Great Britain
The agricultural revolution
400
This King ruled of Britain during the Industrial Revolution.
Who is King George the 3rd?
400
The production of these items underwent huge changes during the Industrial Revolution.
What are Textiles?
400
The demand for what natural product made the clothing industry grow.
What is cotton?
500
Francis Cabot ______ is credited with putting to use one of the first hourly work schedules in his mill.
What was the name of his mill?
What is Lowell Mills?
500
As the revolution grew and more opportunities presented themselves, there was a demand for more capital.
While technology costs were coming down, the infrastructure demands of large factories or canals and railways were high, and most industrial businesses initially needed this _____ ____.
What is a bank loan?
500
The process by which labor unions negotiated terms (made deals) with their employers.
What is Collective Bargaining?
500
These were identical parts that made it very easy to repair items and assemble them.
What are interchangeable parts?
500
Within the first industrialized factories, what was the main thing that powered the machines.
What is the Water Wheel?