Industrial Revolution Vocab 1

Industrial Revolution

• a period of rapid growth in the use of machines

• money used to invest

• growth of cities

• process of making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply

urbanization

• a period of rapid growth in the use of machines

• money used to invest

• growth of cities

• process of making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply

mass production

• a period of rapid growth in the use of machines

• money used to invest

• growth of cities

• process of making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply

entrepreneur

• using children to work in factories and businesses

• the first industry to be industrialized in the 18th century

• a person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of starting a business

• city in England; one of the most important industrial areas

child labor

• using children to work in factories and businesses

• the first industry to be industrialized in the 18th century

• a person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of starting a business

• city in England; one of the most important industrial areas

Manchester

• using children to work in factories and businesses

• the first industry to be industrialized in the 18th century

• a person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of starting a business

• city in England; one of the most important industrial areas

corporation

• identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing

• business owned by many investors who buy shares of stock

• where the Industrial Revolution started

• the work done, and the workers who did it

interchangeable parts

• identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing

• business owned by many investors who buy shares of stock

• where the Industrial Revolution started

• the work done, and the workers who did it

Great Britain

• identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing

• business owned by many investors who buy shares of stock

• where the Industrial Revolution started

• the work done, and the workers who did it

labor

• identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing

• business owned by many investors who buy shares of stock

• where the Industrial Revolution started

• the work done, and the workers who did it