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Why did the population grow prior to the industrial revolution?
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reliable food supplies and widespread resistance to disease
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The result of the population was migration from ______ to ______and____ to_____.
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city to country and country to city
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What was the "putting out" system?
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merchants delivering raw materials to craftspeople and picking up the finished product.
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Give 3 reasons that Britain had a head start on the industrial revolution.
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it was the world's leading exporter of tools, guns, and hardware-it had the largest merchant marine-it was highly commercial and many people were involoved in production and trade
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What made Josaih Wedgewood's innovations in porcelain possible?
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mass production methods
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the first mechanized product was _____
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cotton cloth
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Why did england begin importing raw cotton?
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b/c the wool lobby banned impotation of cotton cloth
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Name two inventions that were developed to weave cotton textiles.
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the spinning jenny and the water frame
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What discovery by Abraham Darby transformed iron production?
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that coke could be used in place of charcoal in the smelting process
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What was the crystal palace?
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a huge greenhouse made entirely of iron and glass
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What is James Watt famous for?
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steam engine
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Initially, why did oceangoing ships not use steam power?
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they could not carry enough coal for a voyage
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What invention revolutionized communication during the industrial revolution?
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the electric telegraph
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Name 3 problems the urban poor lived with.
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overcrowded tenements- an atmosphere of filth, pollution, and sewage- danger of various diseases
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The industrial revolutionbrought about what ecological change?
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deforestation
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explain the impact of industrial work on families. ( include childresn )
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work was removed from the home and family members were seperated all day
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who was Francis Cabot Lowell? whta did he do?
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opened his factories with a commitment to decent wages and housing, but eventually, lowered wages and imposed longer hours.
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who were the real beneficiaries of the industrial revolution?
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the middle class
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explain the "cult of domesticity"
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when the role of middle class womenbecame to manage the home, children, and servants.
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What does Adam Smith propose is the wealth of nations?
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the government should refrain from interfering in business
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what were the Britains referring to when they spoke of the "dismal science?"
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economics
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what was the positivism?
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to address the misery of the poor
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What did the factory act of 1833 state?
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it prohibited textile mills from employing workers under the age of 9.
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What motivated Egypt to industrialize?
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in order to become less dependent on the ottamon empire
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what was Thomas Malthus' explanation of worker's misfortune?
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that the population was outgrowing the food supply
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