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Industrial Revolution: Chapter Assessment
Chp. 19 pg422
Complete all section reviews 1-4 questions 1-4
Chapter assessment pg. 444 1-14

Chapter: 19
Section 1: 1) Anesthetic- New inventions were products of the industrial age. One of the major inventions was first used by an American dentist which was an Anesthetic. It was a drug that prevented pain.

Enclosure- Many landowners took over land formerly shared by peasant farmers. They mainly enclosed lands to fain more pasture for sheep.

James Watt- Was a Scottish engineer who improved and made the engine more efficient.

Smelt- Smelting was used to separate minerals from their ore. During 1709 Abraham Darby used coal instead of charcoal to smelt because it was less expensive and more efficient.

2) Many events helped begin the Industrial Revolution. Some of the first must have been the repairmen of the Newcomen steam engine by James Watt and maybe the first iron bridge ever done by Abraham Darby.

3) Some immediate effects of the Agricultural revolution were the enclosures of millions of acres and the loss of many farm jobs. It also contributed to a rapid growth of population.

4) The growth in population really did contribute to the industrial revolution because since there was more people, more jobs were needed which led to new machinery being created.

Section 2:

1) Capital- Capital is money profited by businesses. Over sea trades helped the British economy gain capital to invest in enterprises.

Enterprise- An enterprise is a business organization in areas that deal with transportation, goods, and services.

Entrepreneur- Entrepreneurs are people who risk starting new businesses.

Putting-out system- A system developed to manufacture textiles at home. It played a big role during the industrial revolution.

Eli Whitney- Invented the cotton gin which is one of the most useful inventions of the industrial revolution.

Turnpike- Private Roads built by entrepreneurs. Turnpikes were used to make profit by

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