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industrial revolution
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the period of greatly increased output of machine made goods
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industrialization
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the process of developing machine made goods
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enclosure
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the process when land owners buy open fields then rent them to farmers who work the land
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crop rotation
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system of growing a different crop in a field each year to preserve the fertility of the land
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spinning jenny
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1764, hargreaves invented it; named after his wife; hand operated machine
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factory
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a large building where goods are manufactured
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cotton gin
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made it possible for slaves to pick and clean 10 times as much cotton as before
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entrepreneur
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one who takes on the risk of running a business
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Manchester
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the heart of the spinning and weaving industry
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union
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a group of workers who join together to bargain for better working conditions & higher wages
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5 countries involved in the industrial revolution
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England; US;
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5 reasons Great Britain was the leading industrial nation
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1. Natural resources. 2. geography 3. climate 4. banking system 5. political stability
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