Industrial Revolution Vocabulary

1. Dumbbell Tenements

Cheaply made housing units for the lower class people

Very poor living conditions and cramped spaces.

*** Eerie Canala man-made waterway connecting

natural waterways.

(Old Seven Wondersof the world)

2. Factorya building where goods are

manufactured- Operated by Electricity.

*** Freight Traina train that transports goods. Important

to the International Railroad

3. Interchangeable Partsproducts made so that each part is

exactly the same-and can be changed out when broken.

4.Milla small factory using running water for

power- Not electricity

5. Monopolycomplete control of a product (Supply) by

one person

6.Patentlegal 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 Baronsbusinessmen who accumulated huge

personal fortunes, generally through unfair business practices

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

10. SteelA strong metal

made from iron and carbon. Does NOT RUST. This led to the skyscrapers.

11. Strikea 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 industrya group of factories that produced cloth

(north carolina)

14. uniona 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 Pictures

Or look up the famous Book from this time period called: How the Other Half Lives.