This farming technique uses the process of switching crops each year to avoid depleting the soil.
What is crop rotation?
This is system of privately owned businesses seeking profits.
What is capitalism?
Where did the IR begin?
What is Great Britain?
What institutions were established due to the AR?
What are agricultural schools, societies, and experimental stations?
This society, created by Robert Owens focused on harmony between everyone. A perfect society.
What is Utopia/Utopianism ?
This form of transportation cut down on major traveling and allowed more people and good s to be shipped at a lower cost.
What are railroads?
What the effect of new machinery on farms?
What is any people lost their jobs and moved into cities for work.
What were the three factors of production that Britain had?
What is land , labor, and capital?
These man made passages were used during the IR as a means to travel between continents
What is a canal?
What is utilitariansim?
What are the four new power sources that emerge during both waves of the IR
water, steam, electricity, oil
- atomic power*
The need for cheap, convenient power spurs development of steam engine by this inventor
Who is James Watt?
Why was Britain geographically the best place for the industrial revolution to take place?
What is -
Great Britain did not suffer fighting on its land during the wars of the 18th century.
Island has excellent harbors and ports.
Damp climate benefited the textile industry (thread did not dry out).
These laws restrict working age & hours.
What are the Factory Act Laws?
In this society factors of production owned by & operated for the people. Some private ownership some government controlled industries
What is Socialism?
The first industrial revolution was sparked by _________ while the second industrial revolution saw a spike in ________ _________
-What is Agriculture and Mass Production
This invention boosts American cotton production to meet British demand by separating the seeds from the plant.
What is the Cotton Gin?