Industrial Revolution part 1

Henrique Brostel - 2022 Ind Rev Pt 1 Key Terms and concepts

Eli Whitney

Inventor who made the Cotton gin and patented it

Putting out system

In this system, raw cotton was given to peasant families. They made it into cloth, in their homes.

Charles Townsend

Discovered turnips restored exhausted soil

Enclosure

Is a process of taking over and consolidating land once owned by peasant farmers

Robert Bakewell

Bred stronger horses for farm work and fatter cattle and sheep for meat

Cottage industry

People made cloth and other items in their homes

Jethro tull

Invented the seed drill

Factory

Are places where workers and machines are brought together to make goods

Abraham Darby

Invented a new way to smelt iron ore using coal

Urbanization

People begin moving from the country to the city

Samuel Compton

Invented the spinning mule

Tenement

Terrible apartment buildings crowded together in slums

Richard Arkwright

patented the water frame to speed up spinning (stole the idea from someone else)

Entrepreneurs

Managed and assumed the financial risks of starting these new businesses

Robert Fulton

Developed the steam boat

Capital

People can open their own businesses and make a profit

Coerce Stephenson

Developed the steam powered locomotive

Turnpikes

Privately built roads that charged a fee to people that used them

James watt

Invented a better steam engine

Textiles

The cloth making industry ( machines can now spin many threads at one time.

What caused the Industrial Revolution? Why did these changes occur

The agricultural revolution caused poor farmers to move to cities and more products from farms means the city needed to keep up with demand

What were 2 changes/ inventions in transportation

George Stephenson (steam locomotive)
Robert Fulton (steam boat)

What were 3 changes/inventions in textiles?

Samuel Compton (spinning mule)
James Hargreaves (spinning Jenny) Richard Arkwright (patented water frame)