Test: Industrial Revolution:

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How did the Industrial Revolution change rural life and contribute to the development of cities?

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Farmers were able to produce more food more efficiently due to machinery causing for a demand for work, which was available in the urban factories

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How were Children Treated when Working?

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They earned the least amount of money, while working the same hours as the adults in dangerous conditions

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How did the Steam Engine affect industrialization?

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The steam engine allowed factories and mills to be powered anywhere.

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What was James Hargreaves known for?

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He invented the Spinning Jenny

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What was James Watt known for?

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He improved upon Thomas Newcomen's Steam Engine

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Who were the Proletariat?

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A class of people that earn wages through labor.

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What is socialism?

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A system in which production and distribution of goods is shared by the community.

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What is communism?

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An ideology of a classless society where all means of production would be owned by the community.

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What did Britain do about Child Labor in the Work Industries?

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Britain released Factory Acts that would Reduce Children's Working Hours and Restrict Certain Ages

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What is an entrepreneur?

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a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so