Unit 7 Vocabulary- Industrialization Flashcards
Industrial Revolution
The major social and economic changes occurred in Britain, Europe, and the U.S. in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when the machine was introduced to the world.
transcontinental Railroad
Railroads track that crosses a continental landmass and connect the eastern and western parts of the United States.
Urbanization
The process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more and more people begin living and working in central areas.
Market.
a place where people can sell and buy thing from other people
Interchangeable parts
a part that is able of being used in place of others part in a machine.
Plantation System
An agricultural production system based on large-scale land ownership and the exploitation of labor and the environment. This system focused on the production of cash crops and utilized slave labor.
Mill
a building with machinery for grinding grain into flour
Nativism
the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
Factory System.
Bring many manufacturing steps together to increase the speed of the factories.
Famine
A moment when people do not have any food to eat.
