Industrial Revolution Key Concepts

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Industrial Revolution

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Time period when manufacturing went from handmade to machine made goods.

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Textiles

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Fabric and cloth. This was the first industry to be affected by the Industrial Revolution.

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Urbanization

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The movement of people from rural areas into cities.

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Agriculture

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Farming.

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Factory System

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Method of production that brought machines and workers together in one place.

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Mass Production

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The manufacture of huge quantities of identical goods at cheap prices. Includes division of labor and use of the assembly line.

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Industrial Capitalism

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Economic system where the factors of production are privately owned with no government interference. Based on industrial production of goods.

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Interchangeable Parts

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Machine-made parts that are exactly alike, speeding up manufacturing and simplifying repairs.

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Assembly Line

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Products are assembled in a moving line with workers assigned to special tasks. Used by Henry Ford for building low-cost cars.

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Agricultural Revolution

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A time when new inventions like the seed drill and steel plow made farming easier and faster, increasing food production.