Industrial Revolution Flashcards
(20 cards)
year Industrial Revolution started
1760s
new matterial used for clothes
Cotton (for undergarments)
how cotton changed
made cheaper-luxury now more available; affordable underwear
guy who invented the separate condenser
James Watt
year the separate condenser was created
1769
guy who invented the steam ship
Robert Fulton
year steam ship was invented
1807
guy who invented the steam locomotive
George Stephenson
year steam locomotive was invented
1830
another name for the Industrial Revolution
the Age of Coal, Iron, and Steam
guy known as the “father of the factory system”; and invented the waterframe
Richard Arkwright
year the waterframe was invented
1769
device made to help speed up cotton production
cotton gin
inventer of the cotton gin
Eli Whitley
inventer of the telegraph
Samuel Morse
device that uses Morse Code
telegraph
year the telegraph was invented
1844
change of fuels (from what to what)
wood fuel to coal fuel
lifestyle change (where people lived)
from rural/countryside to city (urbanization)
change in class system
urban working class increase; aristocrats less important