Industrial Revolution Vocab

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Late 1700s: mechanical power replaced muscle power

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Industrial Revolution

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Agreement among workers to stop work for better wages/conditions.

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Strike

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Benefits unfairly from another's work

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Exploited

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Goods/services produced per resource unit used

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Productivity

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A tank for storing water

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Cistern

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A person seeking new business opportunities and profit.

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Entrepreneur

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Inexpensive method to convert iron to steel

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Bessemer Process

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Turning a rural area into a city

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Urbanization

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Pre-industrial manufacturing system; goods produced at home.

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Domestic System

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Complete control by one firm of production

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Monopoly