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chapter 21

key terms and people

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a period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid 1700s Industrial revolution
a process in Europe from 1700s to the mid 1800s where landowners fenced small fields to create large farms, allowing for more efficient farming methods and increased the food supply enclosure movement
the basic resources for industrialization, such as land, labor, and capital factors of production
a usually small scale industry carried on at home by family members using their own equipment cottage industry
developing industries for the production of goods industrialization
a place where goods are manufactured in mass quantity factory
British inventor; he invented the seed drill Jethro Tull
English inventor; in 1769 he patented the spinning frame, which spun stronger, thinner thread Richard Arkwright
Scottish inventor; he developed crucial innovations to make the steam engine efficient, fast, and better able to power machinary James Watt
American engineer and inventor; he built the first commercially successful, full sized steamboat, the Clermont, which led to the development of commercial steamboat ferry services for goods and people Robert Fulton
organizations representing worker's interests labor union
work stoppages strike
the system of manufacturing large numbers of identical items mass production
identical machine made parts that can be substituted for each other manufacturing interchangeable parts
a mass production process in which a product is moved forward through many work stations where workers perform specific tasks assembly line
a business system where companies are allowed to conduct business without interference by the government laissez-faire
a risk taker who starts a new business within the economic system of capitalism entrepreneur
a political and economic system in which society, usually in the form of the government owns the means of production socialism
economic and political system in which the government owns the means of production and controls economic planning communism
a measure of the quality of life standard of living
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