Industrial Revolution Vocabulary

1. Dumbbell Tenements Cheaply made housing units for the lower class people Very poor living conditions and cramped spaces.

*** Eerie Canal a man-made waterway connecting natural waterways. (Old Seven Wonders of the world)

2. Factory a building where goods are manufactured- Operated by Electricity.

*** Freight Train a train that transports goods. Important to the International Railroad

3. Interchangeable Parts products made so that each part is exactly the same-and can be changed out when broken.

4.Mill a small factory using running water for power- Not electricity

5. Monopoly complete control of a product (Supply) by one person

6.Patent legal protection for an inventor. No one else can claim that product as their creation.

7. Immigration to come to a different country to live

8. Robber Barons businessmen who accumulated huge personal fortunes, generally through unfair business practices

9. steamboat a paddleboat powered by a steam engine *Very Dangerous when first Invented

10. Steel A strong metal made from iron and carbon. Does NOT RUST. This led to the skyscrapers.

11. Strike a work stoppage by employees to get better pay, benefits, or working conditions

12.) Raw Materials The basic material from which a product is made

13. textile industry a group of factories that produced cloth (north carolina)

14. union a group of workers who try to get better wages and working conditions

15.) Stock The money raised by a business by allowing customers to invest in their business

16. Industrial Revolution. -began in England -1800s- 1900s -New technology and inventions -revolutionized families and lifestyles -factory system drew workers away from the rural family farm to urban cities.

If you finish early... look up more information on dumbbell tenements to share with the class! Pretty Cool Link with PicturesPretty Cool Link with Pictures Or look up the famous Book from this time period called: How the Other Half Lives.