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18 Cards in this Set
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revolution
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a great change
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When and where Industrial Revolution
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mid 1700's
England |
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textile
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cloth
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John Kay
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he made the flying shuttle, which allows a person to weave twice as fast.
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James Hargreaves
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invented the spinning Jenny. Won a contest. It spins 8 threads at once.
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How 2 men improved speed in making textiles
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Kay made the shuttle faster and Hargreaves made thread faster
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factory
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a building used for manufacturing. Holds big machines
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Water power problems
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Water freezes, or drought
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New power source during Industrial revolution
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steam engines
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James Watt
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improved early steam engine.....burned coal to turn water into steam
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how steam engine works
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people put in coal, water boils, steam is made, steam pushes against certain parts of the machine and makes it move.
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child labor
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when boys and girls, as young as 6, worked. No school, dangerous conditions.
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problem with child labor
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Children worked in dangerous places, no schooling, got ill
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How factories changed the way people lived
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Moved close to factory.
Moved away from farms. More employed outside home. Inventors got rich Earn $ Won't have to make own stuff. |
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Middle Class
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business people
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Working Class
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people who live near the factories and work there....live in crowded areas
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Good about Industrial Revolution
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Products made faster.
Power available where needed Made work easier and time efficient Farmers grew more food ..fewer had to farm. |
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Bad about Industrial Revolution
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kids working
had no education (kids) |
