Chp. 17 Vocab

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This started in the 1780s in England.

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1st Industrial Revolution

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This was invented during the 1st Industrial Revolution, and it used heated water to make things go, such as a train or boat.

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steam engine

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This was a mechanism that had been around for a very long time, but it becomes automated during the 1st Industrial Revolution.

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loom

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Before factories, this was how textiles were made in Britain. This was destroyed as a result of the 1st Industrial Revolution. It went from this to factories after the 1st Industrial Revolution.

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Cottage Industry

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This literally mean growth in cities.

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urbanization

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This was a name of an idea set that women were supposed to live in the private sphere, running the household, rearing the children, and taking care of the husband.

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Ideology of Domesticity

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What emerged during the 1st Industrial Revolution as a group of people between the poor and the super rich?

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Middle-Class

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This did not come until the 1st Industrial Revolution. It was a group of people in between the Middle Class and the very poor.

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Lower-Middle Class

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This was a social class that merged during the 1st Industrial Revolution. These were the people that worked in the factories. Sometimes they are called the "Working Class."

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Laboring Class

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This was a group of English workers who rebelled and destroyed machinery, especially in cotton and woolen mills, that they believed was threatening their jobs. Today this term is used to describe people that are against advancements in machinery and technology.

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The Luddites