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Lesson 12-1 (:
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History
8th Grade
03/27/2011

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Term

Industrial Revolution

Definition

a period of rapid growth

in the use of machines

that began in the mid-1700s

Term
Textiles
Definition
Cloth Items
Term
Richard Arkwright
Definition
inventor of a machin called a water thread that produced cotton threads
Term
Samuel Slater
Definition
A british mechanic (skilled worker) that created new and better machines for making textiles
Term
Interchangeable parts
Definition
parts that are indentical, which makes them easier to put together and replace
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