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22 Cards in this Set

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spinning jenny
invented by james hargreaves, could quickly spin many strands of cotton into thread
flying shuttle
invented by john kay, enabled workders to weave the strands of cotton into cloth much more rapidly
crop rotation
planting different crops in the same soil
cottage industry
a place where wool was spun and merged to make cotton
factory
a large building for making things
1833 factory act
placed limits on child labor
john wesley
a preacher in britain, created the methodist denomination, wesley and his followers supported many refortms including 1. improved prison 2. better working conditions
william lloyd garrison
famous american abolitionist, was the editor of the liberator through his writing, influenced many to support abolition
arkwright
invented patent, that prevented others from making similar devices for years
fowler
invented the steam tractor
hargreaves
invented the spinning jenny
newton
a former slave-ship captain
kay
flying shuttle
mccormick
reaping machine
meikle
threshing machine
tull
seed drill
watt
improved the steam engine
whitney
cotton gin
wilberforce
was a member of parliament; his greatest achievement was leading the effort to abolish slavery in the british empire; one month after his death parliament passed a bill that ended slavery in the british empire
douglass
a former slave; he was a persuasive spokesman for abolition
society of friends
quakers
england
first country to experience the industrial revolution and was a dominant nation in europe after napoleons defeat