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Fulton
american inventor who designed the first commercially successful steam boat and the first steam warship
urbanization
the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
marx
founder of modern communism; wrote the communist manifesto with Engles
Smith
scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade
entrepreneur
someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
Hargreaves
invented spinning jenny
slater
brought the industrial revolution to america
Bentham
an English philosopher and founder of utilitarianism
capitalism
an economic system based on private ownership of a capital
factors of production
land,labor, and capital
communism
the gov owns and controls all property and businesses
utilitarianism
gov actions are useful only if they promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people
Watt
Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry
industrial revolution
change from making goods by hand to making them with machines
mass production
goods that can be made in large quantities in a short time for less cost
Wilberforce
a British politician and a leader of the movement to abolish slavery
Bessemer
British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process
strike
when workers stop work to protest over low pay or poor working conditions
enclosures
spaces surrounded by a fence or wall
corporation
a company that is owned by individuals who invest money in that company
Whitney
invented the cotton gin
union
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
what made the industrial revolution a thing?
rise of population and the expanding economy
if you see oil who should you think of
rockafeller
who founded Utopian community in New Harmony Indiana
Robert owen
if you think of steel who should you think of
Carneige Steel
some of the effects the railroads had on great Britain?
faster transportation and faster goods transported
2 positive effects of the industrial revolution?
created more jobs and allowed a faster production of items
2 neative effects of the industrial revolution?
diseases, overcrowding and child labor
how are socialism and communism similar
both believe that capitalism causes poor working and living conditions
what was the goal of the 1799 and 1800 combination acts
to outlaw the formation of labor unions in the united states
what would Thomas Malthus agree with
that a government should refrain from feeding their citizens in times of famine
what does interchangeable parts allow
a broken machine to be fixed quickly using an identical item
a theory that states that laws should be ignored and the government should be eliminated
anarchism
why did germany industrialize later than the US and Great Britian
because it was politically separated into smaller states
what did the supporters of utilitarianism believe
a government that creates policies benefiting the greatest number of people was a good government
entrepreneurs such as matthew boulton helped developed the british industrial revolution how
by investing money needed to pay for the development of invention
why were women and children often employed over men in Britain
because they were paid less money than adult males
what was Great Britain relatively like in the 18th and 19th century
stable and this security promoted business development
what directly affected industrialization in Great Britain
fewer farmers working the land and rural population could move to the cities
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