Industrial Revolution Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
Q

year Industrial Revolution started

A

1760s

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2
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new matterial used for clothes

A

Cotton (for undergarments)

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3
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how cotton changed

A

made cheaper-luxury now more available; affordable underwear

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4
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guy who invented the separate condenser

A

James Watt

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5
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year the separate condenser was created

A

1769

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6
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guy who invented the steam ship

A

Robert Fulton

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7
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year steam ship was invented

A

1807

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8
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guy who invented the steam locomotive

A

George Stephenson

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9
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year steam locomotive was invented

A

1830

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10
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another name for the Industrial Revolution

A

the Age of Coal, Iron, and Steam

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11
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guy known as the “father of the factory system”; and invented the waterframe

A

Richard Arkwright

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12
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year the waterframe was invented

A

1769

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13
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device made to help speed up cotton production

A

cotton gin

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14
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inventer of the cotton gin

A

Eli Whitley

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15
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inventer of the telegraph

A

Samuel Morse

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16
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device that uses Morse Code

17
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year the telegraph was invented

18
Q

change of fuels (from what to what)

A

wood fuel to coal fuel

19
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lifestyle change (where people lived)

A

from rural/countryside to city (urbanization)

20
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change in class system

A

urban working class increase; aristocrats less important