Modern World History Chapter 9 Section 1

Refers to the greatly increased output of machine-made goods that began in England in the middle 1700

Landowners experimented with more productive seeding & harvesting methods to boost crop yields

Proved to be one of the best developments by the scientific farmer

The resources needed to produce goods and services that the industrial revolution required. Labor, land, & capital (wealth)

The process of developing machine production of goods

Invented the water frame in 1769

Made a shuttle that sped back and forth on wheels

Invented a spinning wheel he called the spinning jenny

A place where large amounts of machines are housed

Invented the cotton gin to multiply the amount of cotton that could be cleaned

In 1765 figured out a way to make the steam engine work faster & more efficiently while burning less fuel

A person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business

Built a steamboat called the Clermont

Equipped road beds with a layer of large stones for drainage. On top he placed a carefully smooth layer of crushed rock, so even in rainy weather heavy wagons could travel

Rail road engineer who built 20 engines for mine operators in northern England. Also invented the rocket(train) with his son

1. Spurred industrial growth by giving manufacturers a cheap way to transport materials 2. Created thousands of new jobs 3. Boosted England agricultural & fishing industries 4. Made travel easier