Unit 4 Part 2 Vocab | The Industrial Revolution

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Parts of a mechanism that can be substituted for one another.

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Interchangeable parts

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A system where workers stand in place as work moves in a line until a product is assembled.

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assembly line

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Studying individuals at work to find the most efficient job method.

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scientific management

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A document granting exclusive rights to make and sell an invention.

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Patent

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A group of corporations managed by a single board of directors.

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Trust

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A company or group acting as a single unit to run a business.

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corporation

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Economic policy allowing minimal government regulation of business.

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Laissez-faire

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Invented the telegraph and Morse code.

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Samuel F. B. Morse

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Inventor with 1,300+ patents, including the telegraph, phonograph, light bulb, modern telephone, and motion picture equipment.

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Thomas Alva Edison

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Popularized Alternating Current (AC) for consumer electricity in the U.S.

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Nikola Tesla