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Chapter 22/23
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10th Grade
01/11/2011

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Body Linen
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The name of underwear which was made out of an expensive linen cloth.  Only the rich could afford.
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Class-Conciousness
Definition
Conflicting class existed, in part, because many people came to believe they existed and created a sense of class feeling.
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Coke
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A form of coal that was unlimited in supply and therefore easier and better to use.
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Combination Acts
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Passed in 1799, these acts outlawed unions and strikes.
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Crystal Palace
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The location of the Great Exposition in 1851- a great palace made of only glass and iron, both of which were cheap and plenty.
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Economic Nationalism
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The idea that countries should protect and foster their own businesses by creating high taxes.
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Factory Act of 1833
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This act limited the hours that children and adults could work per day. (8 hours and 12 hours, respectively.)
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Grand National Consolidated Trades Union (GNCTU)
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Organized by Owen in 1834, one of the largest and most visionary unions.
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Industrial Revolution
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A term used to describe the burst of major inventions and techical changes.
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Iron Law of Wages
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Wages would be just high enough to keep workers from starving.
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Luddites
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Handicraft workers who attacked whole factories in Northern England in 1818 and after.
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Mines Act of 1842
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The act made work for boys under ten and women illegal.
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Rocket
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The name given to George Stephonson's effective locomotive that was first tested in 1830 on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway at 16 miles per hour.
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Spinning Jenny
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A spinning machine used by James Hargreaves in 1765 that used six to twenty-four spindles mounted on a sliding carriage to spin a fine thread.
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Steam Engine
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An engine that runs on steam...
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Tariff Protection
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A government's way of supporting and aiding their own economy.
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Water Frame
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A spinning machine by Richard Arkwright that had a capacity of several hundred soindles and used water to power it.
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