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- The Aristocrats realized that land was a finite resource in England. As a result, they bought up a lot of the land from the farmers and created a set of laws. These laws were the Inclosure Movement Laws, which stated that any landowner has 100% over their owned piece of land and they can block it off from outsiders. Canals were utilized for the transportation of raw materials and finished goods that were created and sold by the people who ran cottage industries
- Cottage industries were small manufacturing operations that were often run out of a home by a single individual or family. They allowed collaborative domestic employment, honorable family bonds, tranquil working environments, and a balanced standard of living.
- children under age of 9 cannot work in factories, limits hours so that children can attend school
- Because of the agricultural boom, Britain as a whole ate a healthier diet, lived longer, and did not have to worry as much about feeding the family.
- The Villagers are forced to find another line of work and to move to the city. They can Either work in the factories or work on the land of the aristocrats
- they offered the most economical and reliable way to transport goods and commodities in large quantities.
- an economic system where society usually through government controls production
- the Aristocrats bought up all the common lands, making the villagers unable to produce their food, which was how a lot of the villagers made their living.
- The water frame was invented by Richard Arkwright to power the whole production cycle in large factories.
- It allows the people to elect representatives in government, and have their own voice in the government.
- What is a group of workers who tried to improve wages and working conditions?
- What contributed to the expansion of the borders and guided population growth?
- What did US haul more than any country.
- By 1860 how many miles of tracks ran through the northeast of the US?
- Who created the 1st commercial steamboat and what was the boats name?
- The Union victory at Vicksburg prompted Lee's surrender.
- What hires families of workers and dividing factory work into simple tasks define as?
- What is protest where workers refuse o work? How did police feel about this?
- Who did he begin to hire to work in the mills?
- What is the period of rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel because of methods of transportation?