CHS Industrial Revolution

Happened in the 1700s, farmers began using improved farming tools and methods

Inventor of the cotton gin

Under this system entrepreneurs create businesses

Why were women and children more likely to be employed in the factories?

Working conditions during the Industrial Revolution were

This economic system is based on government control of resources

Wrote Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital

How did the enclosure act effect farmers? Many farmers...

How did the Industrial Revolution effect the environment?

Most children during the Industrial Revolution 

How did improvements in transport effect society?

Which year did the Industrial Revolution begin?

How did the Industrial Revolution impact our lives?

What is this picture?

The Industrial Revolution was a turning point in society because it changed the way people 

How would you describe life before the Industrial Revolution?

Discovered bacteria and proposed germ theory of disease

This term means voting rights

Invented the spinning jenny

Wrote Wealth of Nations about capitalism

The economy should be "laissez faire" with the gov't staying out of economic affairs

Which country did the Industrial Revolution begin in?

After the Industrial Revolution goods were produced by

This system leads to the creation of a large and strong middle class

This economic philosophy tries to solve unequal distribution of wealth

This social class worked in the factory for long hours and low wages

Before the Industrial Revolution, Britain was a _____________ society

Which industry was the first to benefit from the Industrial Revolution?

One impact of this system is the large disparity between the rich and poor

Developed an inexpensive method for making steel

How did improvements in machinery effect society?

Before the Industrial Revolution goods were produced by

Invented the steam engine