Topic 7 Vocab

the process of taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by peasant farmers

• enclosure

• capital

• enterprise

• entrepreneur

person who assumes financial risk in the hope of making a profit

• enclosure

• capital

• enterprise

• entrepreneur

person who assumes financial risk in the hope of making a profit

• enclosure

• capital

• enterprise

• entrepreneur

system developed in the 18^th century in which tasks were distributed to individuals who completed the work in their own homes

• cottage industry

• urban center

• urbanization

• labor union

business organization in such areas as shipping, mining, railroads, or factories

• enclosure

• capital

• enterprise

• entrepreneur

money or wealth used to invest in business or enterprise

• enclosure

• capital

• enterprise

• entrepreneur

movement of people from rural areas to cities

• urban center

• urbanization

• labor union

• standard of living

organization of workers who bargain for better pay and working conditions

• urban center

• urbanization

• labor union

• standard of living

large, crowded urban area

• urban center

• urbanization

• labor union

• standard of living

the level of material goods and services available to people in a society

• urban center

• urbanization

• labor union

• standard of living