Industrial Revolution Vocab Review

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Business or manufacturing activity in a home.

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cottage industry

Front

Land previously owned by a village is converted to private ownership, often enclosed by walls or fences.

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enclosure movement

Front

Geographic area outside towns and cities, not very populated.

Back

rural

Front

City life (densely populated)

Back

urban

Front

Movement of people to cities; shift from rural to urban areas.

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urbanization

Front

Shift from agriculture to industry

Back

industrialization

Front

Substandard, multi-family dwelling, often old and poor-occupied

Back

tenement

Front

Arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers where work flows directly until product assembly.

Back

assembly line

Front

Child labor

Back

disadvantage of the Industrial Revolution

Front

Creation of new jobs

Back

Advantage of the Industrial Revolution