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18th Century Society
migrate
to move from one place to another
Agricultural Revolution
A time when new inventions such as the seed drill and the steel plow made farming easier and faster. The production of food rose dramatically.
land reclamation
the process of restoring land to a more useful condition, usually in a way that is good for farming (such as draining areas that are constantly flooded).
crop rotation
The planting of different crops in a field each year to maintain the soil's fertility.
enclosure movement
practice of fencing or enclosing common lands into individual holdings
Enclosure Acts
a series of laws enacted by the British government that enabled landowners to purchase and enclose land for their own use that had previously been common land used by peasant farmers
epidemic
A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.
bubonic plague
Also called the Black Death was a deadly disease that spread through Europe and killed one out of every three people
small pox
Leading cause of death in Europe in the 17th and 18th Centuries.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
introduced the idea (learned from Turkey) of variolation, getting immunity to a disease by getting a mild form of the disease on purpose.
marriage pattern
trends in the demographics of marriage
Edward Jenner
"Father of Immunology" Developed a vaccine for smallpox using the similar (But less deadly) Cow Pox as a vaccine
foundling hospital
a place where infant children of unknown parents are taken in and cared for
universal education
the idea that there should be free and compulsory (mandatory) education for all children for at least an elementary education.
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