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Friday, November 20, 2015
World History: Industrial Revolution Study Guide Terms Dump
Directions: All this weekend type up your terms as a comment to this blog post, and copy and paste the terms you feel will help you for the test on Tuesday!!
Be prepared!!! ~ Uncle Scar, The Lion King .... poor misguided Uncle Scar :-/
Corporation- is a business owned by stock holders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts. They are able to raise large amounts of capital needed to invest in industrial equipment.
Term: Industrial revolution Definition: a change in time where people went from making things(goods) by hand to making them with machines. Dates:1700's-mid 1800's Importance: it allowed things to be made more quickly and efficiently. it brought the world into a new age entirely.
Term: Factory Act of 1833 Definition: a law that didn't allow children under the age of 9 to work, 9-12 no more than 8 hours allowed, 13-17 no more than 12 hours allowed, women and children not allowed to work in mines. Date:1833 Importance: It gave children a chance to a good education. it minimized the chance of death. It showed that there efforts to have better conditions and laws in the factories started to pay off.
Term: James Watt and the steam engine Definition: a new steam engine with more power and more efficient fuel consumption than the old one. Date:1774 Importance: it allowed factories to make goods faster and better than before. it brought about the idea of improvement in machines.
Travis carpenter-
ReplyDeleteIndustrial revolution - refers to the greatly increased output of machine-made goods that began in the mid 1700's
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ReplyDeleteTravis carpenter -
ReplyDeleteCorporation- is a business owned by stock holders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts. They are able to raise large amounts of capital needed to invest in industrial equipment.
Travis carpenter -
ReplyDeleteEntrepreneur - a person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business began in the mid 1700's.
Jakob Berger
ReplyDeleteTerm: Industrial revolution
Definition: a change in time where people went from making things(goods) by hand to making them with machines.
Dates:1700's-mid 1800's
Importance: it allowed things to be made more quickly and efficiently. it brought the world into a new age entirely.
Jakob Berger
ReplyDeleteTerm: Factory Act of 1833
Definition: a law that didn't allow children under the age of 9 to work, 9-12 no more than 8 hours allowed, 13-17 no more than 12 hours allowed, women and children not allowed to work in mines.
Date:1833
Importance: It gave children a chance to a good education. it minimized the chance of death. It showed that there efforts to have better conditions and laws in the factories started to pay off.
Jakob Berger
ReplyDeleteTerm: James Watt and the steam engine
Definition: a new steam engine with more power and more efficient fuel consumption than the old one.
Date:1774
Importance: it allowed factories to make goods faster and better than before. it brought about the idea of improvement in machines.