5th Grade - Industrial Revolution Vocabulary

economic activity characterized by manufacturing of goods

• industrialization

• mass production

• specialization of labor

the creation of large amounts of goods in a short time

• industrialization

• mass production

• specialization of labor

dividing up work for individuals to have specific tasks

• industrialization

• mass production

• specialization of labor

large businesses that are owned by several people

• corporations

• urbanization

• immigration

the migration of people to live in cities

• corporations

• urbanization

• immigration

moving from one's own homeland to live in another place

• corporations

• urbanization

• immigration

an organization formed by workers to provide for better working conditions

• immigration

• labor unions

• tenements

a building with several small apartments

• immigration

• labor union

• tenements