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25 Cards in this Set
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Agricultural Revolution
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It greatly increased the amount and variety of food produced.
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Charles Townsend
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He discovered that if farmers would rotate the crops they planted in a field, this revolutionized agriculture.
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Jethro Tull
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He developed a seed drill that planted the seeds in straight rows.
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Seed Drill
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It reduced the amount of seed used and allowed farmers to weed around the rows of crops.
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Iron Plow
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It replaced less-efficient wooden plows, mechanical equipment began to replace hand methods.
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Enclosure Movement
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Fencing off of public lands by individual landowners, spread rapidly throughout Britain.
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Domestic System
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Entrepreneurs supplied rural families with raw wool and cotton, and family members cleaned and spun the wool and cotton into thread.
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John Kay
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He invented the flying shuttle, which replaced the hand-held style used in weaving, and this invention greatly speed up the weaving process.
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James Hargreaves
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He developed a way to speed up a single spinning wheel, using the “Spinning Jenny” a person could spin several threads at once.
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Richard Arkwright
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He devised a machine that could up to 100 spindles, this machine was called the Water Frame.
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Edward Cartwright
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He built a loom in which the weaving action was powered by water, this power loom could produce 200 times more cloth in a day.
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Eli Whitney
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He gave the British cotton industry a further boost, he invented the “Cotton Gin” – a machine that tore the fibers of cotton from the seeds and speeding up the process.
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The Factory System
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It brought workers and machines together in one place to manufacture goods.
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Thomas Savery
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He constructed a steam-driven pump to remove water from flooded coal mines ... But the pumps exploded because of the intense pressure of steam.
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Thomas Newcomen
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He developed a safer steam-powered pump, this engine broke down frequently and required a lot of coal to fuel it.
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James Watt
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He had repaired the Newcomen engine, Watt’s steam engine got four times more power than Newcomen’s engine from the same amount of coal.
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Henry Bessemer
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He developed a procedure that made the production of steel, an allow of iron and other materials, cheaper and easier.
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The Bessemer Process
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blasts of cold air were blown through heated iron to remove impurities, the result – stronger, more workable steel.
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Duke of Bridgewater
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He built a canal to connect all his coal mines and his factories.
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John McAdam
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His road surface made of crushed stone, this made surfaces usable in all weather
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George Stephenson
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He developed “The Rocket” ... First steam-powered locomotive – 58 kms !!!!!
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Robert Fulton
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He was an American engineer, developed a way to use steam power for ships
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Samuel Morse
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He was an American, devised the telegraph, messages sent by electrical impulses.
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British Entrepreneurs
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They had the financial resources to invest in industries such as textiles, mines, railroads, and shipbuilding.
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The Middle Class
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The intellectual an social climate in Britain encouraged a change in the social structure
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