First Industrial Revolution

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The process of moving from an agricultural society, in which most goods are handmade, to a society that thrives on machine-manufactured goods

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industrialization

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Fabric is made from woven fibers, also known as

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textile

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The way that a society or nation produces and distributes goods and services resulting in monetary transactions.

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economy

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The use of human knowledge to create tools and machines that allow us to navigate and control the environment; does NOT have to be electronic

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technology

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Why were railroads so important during this time?

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They moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances.

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In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin? Options: United States, France, Great Britain

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Great Britain

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Where were most factories built?

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along rivers because large water wheels turned mechanized production in the factories

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This picture shows which problem of the factory system?

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child labor

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A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.

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Factory

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What is the movement of people from farms to cities and the growth of small towns to larger cities because of migration and industrialization?

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Urbanization