Industrial Revolution Vocabulary

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Labor

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Work at an unskilled manual occupation

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Progressive

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Favoring or promoting change, modernization, and transformation

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Monopoly

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The exclusive possession or control of supply or trade in a service or good

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Economy

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Wealth and resources of a country or region in terms of production and consumption of goods and services.

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Industrialization

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Development of industry, business, and the economy.

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Urbanization

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Process of making an area more city-like; the growth of cities and towns from villages.

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Labor Union

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An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests.

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Conservative

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Holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautions about change or advancement

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Reform

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Make changes in something to improve it.

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Immigrant

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A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.