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The Industrial Revolution
Chapter 19 Vocab
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History
10th Grade
03/29/2007

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Industrial Revolution
Definition
Term for changes in the 1800s brought about by new innovations.
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Enclosure Movement
Definition
Practice of fencing of enclosing common lands into individual holdings.
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Crop Rotation
Definition
Alternating crops of different kinds to preserve soil fertility.
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Factors of Production
Definition
Basic resources necessary for industrialization
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Mechanization
Definition
Use of automated machinery. Mechan-machine, ization-action, process.
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Factory System
Definition
Production of goods in a factory through the use of machines and many workers.
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Bessemer Process
Definition
Way of making steel that involved forcing air through molten iron to rid of impurities. Named for British developer. Reduced cost of making steel.
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Capitalism
Definition
Economic system where private individuals (instead of government) control factors of production.
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Commercial Capitalism
Definition
Early phase of Capitalism that involved merchants. Commercial-trade, commerce.
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Industrial Capitalism
Definition
Phase of Capitalism where people involved making goods themselves.
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Mass Production
Definition
System of manufacturing goods in large numbers that are identical.
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Sole Proprietorship
Definition
Owned by one. Sole/Seul/Solus-alone. Proprietor-property. Ship-state.
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Partnership
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Owned by two or more. Partner-one who shares.
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Corporation
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Owned by public.Corporare-to make into a body.
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Monopoly
Definition
Control of the production or sale of a good or service by a single firm.
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