agriculture
taking common lands and portioning them off for private concerns
what is the enclosure movement
the first step toward mechanization
what is the invention of a mechanized loom for weaving cloth
early machines in the industrial revolution were driven by ________
what is waterpower
Production of shoes, clothing, ammunition, and furniture was __________
what is mechanized
emigration
movement of people from their native lands
changing crops and getting more in return
what is crop rotation
a frame with threads stretched lengthwise from top to bottom
what is a loom
A more portable and dependable power supply than water
what is steam
Charles Goodyear discovered how to make
rubber less sticky
how machines effected work
-made work easier to do
-women and children now operated machines
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seed drill, horse-drawn hoe, iron plows, replaceable parts
what are inventions that came from the agricultural revolution
james hargreaves invented the ________
what is the spinning "jenny"
In about 1769 ___________ patented the modern steam engine.
who is James Watt
law of supply of demand
the quantity of a good supplied rises as the market price rises, and falls as the price falls
rules of factory workers
had to arrive on time, they could eat or take breaks only at set times, they could leave only with permission.
jethro tull invented...
what is the seed drill
one person could now weave as much cloth as 200 hand-loom operators with this invention made in 1785
what is a water-powered loom
______, an iron alloy, was much stronger, but it was expensive to produce.
what is steel
the law of competition
promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies.
As the need for farm labor decreased due to improved farming methods and equipment...
some women took jobs in textile mills or factories
why did the agricultural revolution cause people to move
because of farming and new inventions
what was different about the wage system in the industrialization period
worked in large factories with several other people and paid by the hour
In the 1850's William Kelly and Henry Bessemer developed what came to be known as the ________
_______- a cheaper and more efficient method of making steel
what is the Bessemer Process
political science
studies of government and law
During the late 1800's, jobs as nurses, secretaries, and telephone operators..
opened up to women