Flashcards in Industrial Revolution Deck (6)
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Cottage Industry
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When goods are made at the home of the individuals making it.
- Better quality
- Longer time
- Boss is the worker
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Industry
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Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacturing them into goods to be sold
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Industrial Revolution
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Began in England it the 1760s and went to the U.S.
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Revolution
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An important/ noteworthy change.
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Textile
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Fabric made from a plant fiber such as cotton.
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Factory System
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Manufacturing system where one person was the boss. There were men and women that came from all over to work.
- Cheap labor
- Bad living conditions
- 6 to a room 3 beds