AP EURO: Ch 20: The Industrial Revolution

A period where there was a burst of major inventions and economic expansion which began in Britain in the eighteenth century. It contributed to the quick and impressive rate of industrial growth in Britain. It also marked the transition from making goods by hand to the use of machines.

• Industrial Revolution

• Renaissance

• Imperialism

• Reconquista

A spinning, multi-spindle machine which was simple, inexpensive, and created by James Hargreaves in 1765. It spun cotton into yarn and yarn into threads. It was also one of the key developments in the industrialization of textile manufacturing during the early Industrial Revolution.

• Spinning Jenny

• Water Frame

• Steam Engine

• Cotton Gin

A spinning frame powered by a water wheel which had a capacity of several hundred spindles. It was invented by Richard Arkwright and was used to spin cotton into yarn and yarn into threads.

• Water Frame

• Spinning Jenny

• Cotton Gin

• Steam Engine

An invention that burned coal into steam, which was then used to operate a pump.

• Steam Engine

• Water Frame

• Cotton Gin

• Spinning Jenny

Not the inventor of the steam engine, but improved on the earlier designs. His steam engine was useful for pumping water out of mines, powering machinery, and improving transportation. His version also required less coal that previous steam engines.

• James Watt

• Wat Tyler

• John Ball

• Thomas More

One of the first locomotives, powered by a steam engine. It could haul 13 tons of cargo and travel 24 mph, which was a record for the time.

• The Rocket

• The Steam Train

• Stephenson Engine

• Cotton Gin

Inventor of the Rocket (one of the first locomotives).

• George Stephenson

• John Ball

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• James Watt

Essay written by Thomas Malthus that argues that humans will eventually overpopulate and outgrow its ability to produce enough food and other resources.

• Essay on the Principle of Population

• Iron Law of Wages

• Factory Acts

• A New View of Society

Wrote the "Essay on the Principle of Population".

• Thomas Malthus

• David Richardo

• Robert Owen

• George Stephenson

A "law" of economics proposed by David Ricardo that wages "naturally" tended to lean towards a minimum level of corresponding to the needs of the workers. The law argued that attempts to improve a worker's wages were pointless because the wages would eventually return to their original level.

• Iron Law of Wages

• Combination Acts

• Factory Acts

• Mines Act of 1842