"The Industrial Revolution" - World History Test

People migrated from villages to work on large farms.

People began selling their goods instead of trading them.

People learned to use machines to make their own clothes.

People migrated from rural areas to cities

more farms

more peasant farms

larger farms

more fenced farms

John Stuart Mill

James Watt

Thomas Newcomen

Eli Whitney

steam

animals

wind

nuclear fission

removing iron from its ore

separating seeds from cotton

producing cloth in individual homes

spinning thread with water power

Railroads could connect two rivers.

Railroads could connect an inland town to a coastal port.

Railroads did not have to follow the course of the river.

Railroads were the only form of overland transportation.

bourgeoisie

upper class

middle class

working class

The flying shuttle

The water frame

Railroads

Horses and Carriages

The middle class

The working class

Farmers

The nobility

more women than men sought employment

employers could pay women less than men

women were less likely than men to have accidents

women were more wiling than men to work long hours