Industrial Revolution Vocab

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A period of significant advancement in agriculture and textiles through machine production.

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Industrial Revolution

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Production of large quantities using machinery.

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Mass Production

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A period of new inventions like the seed drill and steel plow that improved farming and increased food production.

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Agricultural Revolution

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Identical parts of a product manufactured to be the same size and shape.

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Interchangeable parts

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A person who starts and risks a business.

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Entrepreneur

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Each worker and machine does one part, and the parts are assembled to create the final product.

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Assembly Line

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Products made at home by hand, one at a time.

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Cottage Industry

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Type of cloth or woven fabric

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Textile

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Industry workers operated machines in factories, replacing handiwork.

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Factory System

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Transition from handmade goods to machine-made goods.

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Industrialization