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02/27/2011

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Anesthetic
Definition
drug that prevents pain during surgery
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Enclosures-
Definition
the process of taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by peasant farmers
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Enclosures-
Definition
the process of taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by peasant farmers
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James Watt
Definition
Scottish engineer looked at Newcomen’s invention in 1764 and set out to make improvements on the engine in order to make it more efficient
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Thomas Newcomen
Definition
- British inventor that in 1712 developed the steam engine powered by coal to pump water out of mines
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Steam Engine
Definition
powered by coal to pump water out of mines
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Steam Engine
Definition
powered by coal to pump water out of mines
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Smelt
Definition
- separate iron from its oar
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Smelt
Definition
- separate iron from its oar
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Capital-
Definition
money used to invest in enterprises
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Entrepreneurs
Definition
those who managed and assumed the financial risks of starting new businesses
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Putting Out System
Definition
raw cotton was distributed to peasant families who spun it into thread and then wove the thread into cloth in their own homes, skilled artisans then finished and died the cloth
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Eli Whitney
Definition
invented the cotton gin, which increases cotton production exponentially
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Cotton Gin
Definition
separated the seeds from the raw cotton at a fast rate
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Turnpikes
Definition
private roads built by entrepreneurs who charged travelers a toll, or fee, to use them
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Liverpool to Manchester
Definition
first major rail line which opened in England in 1830
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Urbanization
Definition
the movement of people to cities
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Tenements
Definition
multistory buildings divided into apartments
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Labor Unions
Definition
workers’ organization
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Thomas Malthus
Definition
British economists that saw the effects of population explosion, wrote An Essay on the Principle of Population
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Thomas Malthus
Definition
British economists that saw the effects of population explosion, wrote An Essay on the Principle of Population
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Population Growth-
Definition
population explosion, crowded slums, hungry families, unemployment, widespread misery, poverty (population was increasing faster then the food supply)
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Population Growth-
Definition
population explosion, crowded slums, hungry families, unemployment, widespread misery, poverty (population was increasing faster then the food supply)
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Jeremy Bentham-
Definition
British philosopher that advocated urbanization in 1800 and individual freedom
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Utilitarianism
Definition
the idea that the goal of society should be “ the greatest happiness for the greatest number” of its citizens
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Socialism
Definition
people as a whole rather then private individuals would own and operate the means of production
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Robert Owen
Definition
a utopian who set up a model community in New Lanark, Scotland to put his own ideas into practice
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Utopian Socialists
Definition
Early socialists who established communities in which all work was shared and all property was owned in common
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Karl Marx
Definition
German philosopher who condemned the ideas of the Utopians as unrealistic idealism and formulated theory of scientific socialism
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Friedrich Engels
Definition
German socialists who’s farther owned a textile industry in England
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Communist Manifesto
Definition
Written by Marx and Engels published in 1848 and began the “ spectre of communism”, and Marx theorized within that economics was the driving force in history.
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Communism-
Definition
form of socialism advocated by Marx, in which an inevitable struggle between social classes would lead to the creation of a classless society where the community would own all means of production
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Proletariat
Definition
working class
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Social Democracy-
Definition
political ideology in which there is a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism instead of a sudden violent overthrow of the system
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Peninsulares
Definition
members of the highest social class
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Creoles- the European
Definition
descended Latin Americans who owned the haciendas, ranches and mines Mulattoes- people of African and European descent
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Simon Bolivar
Definition
- a young Creole who traveled Europe and was inspired by the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity
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Toussaint L’Ouverture
Definition
intelligent skillful leader of the rebels who was a self- educated former slave
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Father Miguel Hidalgo
Definition
a Creole priest in Mexico who raised his voice for freedom
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Father Jose Morelos
Definition
a mestizo who called for a wide- ranging social and political reform
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Dom Pedro
Definition
Ruled Brazil after his father returned to his homeland Portugal
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David Ricardo
Definition
British Laissez-faire economists who dedicated himself to economic studies after reading Smiths’s The Wealth of Nations
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Richard Arkwright
Definition
invented the water frame in 1769, a spinning machine that could be powered by water
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Spinning Jenny-
Definition
spun many threads at the same time
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James Hargreaves
Definition
invented spinning Jenny in 1764
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Mestizos
Definition
people of Native American and European Descent
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Factory Acts-
Definition
child labor reform passed in the early 1800s, reduce child workday to 12 hours and
remove children less then 9 from cotton mills
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The Condition of the Working Class in England
Definition
written by Frederich Engles in 1844 of the
wretched living condiions in poor areas in 19th century England
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Jethro Tull
Definition
invented the seed drill to aid farmers
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Seed Drill
Definition
deposited seeds in rows rather then scattering wastefully over the land
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Charles “Turnip” Townsend
Definition
Lord who urged farmers to grow turnips which restored exhausted
soil
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Agricultural Revolution
Definition
a new way of farming thay greatly improved the quality and quantity of
farming
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Flying Shuttle
Definition
enabled weavers to work so fast that they outspaced spinners
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Greek Independence
Definition
Grrece overthrew the ottoman rule
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Serbian Independence
Definition
first revolt against ottoman empire led by Serb leader Karageorge but
unsuccessful, but second by MIlos Obrenovic was successful with Russia’s assistance
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Nationalists-
Definition
excessive devotion to nation
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Conservatives-
Definition
supporter of conservatism
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Liberals-
Definition
member of Liberal Party
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Adam Smith
Definition
laissez faire economist who saw the free market as an opportunity for capitalists
entrepreneurs to succeed
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Methodism
Definition
working-class people found comfort in this religon, and influenced by Industrial
Revolution and tried to give hope to working poor.
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