socials test

who was Jethro Tull?

An inventor who created the seed drill in 1701

who was Charles "Turnip" Townshend?

Turnip Townshend helped develop crop rotation in the 1730s

capital

Money used to invest in business

workhouse

A house in which poor people are lodged and sent to work

pauper

A person with no money at all

industrialized

An economy based on industry, not agriculture

to exploit

To use

raw materials

The essential materials needed in an industry to make a product

commons

Land which could be used by everyone

franchise

The right to vote

cast iron

Molten iron poured into a mould to make a product

market

Those wishing to purchase goods

toll

A fee for using a road

supply

The amount of goods available

social reformers

People who wish to change the nature of society

who was James Watt?

James Watt improved the steam engine in 1769, allowing it to power machines and factories

who was Charles Dickens?

Charles Dickens wrote oliver twist in 1838, showing the harsh treatment of children in workhouses based on his own experiences

what are the dates for the first industrial revolution?

1760-1820

what are the dates for The Great Migration?

1815-1850

what are the dates of the second industrial revolution?

1870-1914

what are the dates of the third industrial revolution

1947-2011

what are the dates of the fourth industrial revolution

2011-present day

PULL FACTORS in the great migration

Job opportunities, new farming land, and better living conditions

PUSH factors in the great migration

Lack of jobs and farmland, population growth, and poverty

how did the great migration affect canada?

Population growth, new communities developed, and industries expanded

what happened during the first industrial revolution

Mechanization, water and steam power

what happened during the second industrial revolution

Mass production and electricity

what happened during the third industrial revolution

Computers, automations and electronics

what happened during the fourth industrial revolution

Cyber physical systems, AI, robots, networks

What were some important inventions in the textile industry?

The flying shutting (weaving faster), the spinning jenny (spin many threads at once), and the water frame (water power to spin thread)

How does transportation affect industrialization?  

Because it makes it faster easier, and cheaper to move raw materials to factories and goods to markets

What was the impact of railways?

Railways made it cheaper, faster, connected cities and markets, and helped businesses branch out/grow.

What was the role of children in the Industrial Revolution?

Factory owners hired children because they could pay them less, and many poor families needed the extra income.