Key Terms of the Industrial Revolution

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Industrial Revolution

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A period of major industrialization during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Capital

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Wealth in the form of money or assets used to start a business.

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Capitalist

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A person who uses their wealth to invest in trade and industry.

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Scarcity

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The state of being in short supply; shortage.

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Interchangeable Parts

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Parts that are identical and can be used in place of one another.

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Lowell girls

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Young female workers who came to work in industrial corporations in Lowell, Massachusetts.

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Urbanization

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The process of making an area more urban.

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Trade union

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An organization of workers formed to protect their rights and interests.

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Strike

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A work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work.

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Nativist

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A person who favors native inhabitants over immigrants.