Unit 5 Industrial Revolution

inventor of the first practical steamboat

The average life expectancy in the pre-industrial period was about

Working conditions in 19th century industry led to the growth of

The countries leading the industrial revolution were Great Britain, the US, and

The system in which profits are used to expand factories and invest in new businesses is called

The British tradition of planting crops and grazing on village lands was ended by the

forced many farmers to move to towns to find work

meeting between union leaders and an employer

Major advances in metal production were made by William Kelly and

Collective bargaining refers to

Most of the earliest factories were located near major

The 19th century workers in the best position to exert bargaining on their employers were

The country nicknamed "the workshop of the world"

The concept of interchangeable parts involved

The industry that spurred the introduction of the factory system was

money to invest in labor, materials, and machines

rose from barber to textile tycoon

Faraday's discoveries helped its creation 

Someone who takes the risk of setting up a new business is called

Rural villages had to be largely self-sufficient primarily because of

Early attempts by British workers to form labor unions were met with

Most rural villagers in pre-industrial times were

People involved in the domestic system earned money by working

inventor of the spinning jenny

Textile workers in the mid-nineteenth century often

During the early industrial period, small industries often coordinated work schedules with

produced thread to be used for high quality muslin cloth

developed the oil-burning engine

inventor of the power loom 

A business organization controlled by stockholders is called a

Who assembled/improved the telegraph and created a code for it?