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Utilitarianism
Jeremy Bentham introduced ht philosophy of utilitarianism, he argued that people should judge ideas, institutions, and actions on the basis of their utiliy, or usefulness -
Jethro Tull
One of the first scientific farmers, he invented the seed drill, which allowed farmers to sow seeds in well spaced rows at specific depths. -
The Flying Shuttle
John Kay made a shuttle that sped back and forth on wheels. This flying shuttle, a boat shaped piece of wood to which yarn was attatched, doubled the work a weaver could do in a day. -
The Spinning Jenny
Named after his daughter James Hargreaves invented a spinning wheel. It allowed one spinner to work eight threads at a time. -
James Watt
Figured out a way to make the steam engine work faster and more efficiently while burning less fuel. -
The Water Frame
Richard Arkwright invented the water frame, it used the water power from rapid streams to drive spinning wheels. -
Adam Smith
In his book The Wealth of Nations, he defended the idea of a free economy, or free markets. According to Smith, economic liberty guaranteed economic progress, he claimed that government need not interfere in the economy. -
The Spinning Mule
Samuel Crompton combined features of the spinning jenny and the water frome to produce the spinning mule. The spinning mule made thread that was stronger, finer, abd more consistent than earlier machines. -
The Power Loom
Edmund Cartwright's power loom was water powered and sped up weaving. -
Samuel Slater
Emigrated to to the United States from Britain, and brought with him a spinning machine from memory and a partial design -
Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system in which money is invested in business ventures with a goal the goal of making a profit. Thomas Malthus write An Essay on the Principle of Population, that argued that that population tended to increase more rapidly than the food supply. -
The Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney's cotton gin multiplied the amount of cotton that could be cleaned. -
Thomas Malthus
In an Essay on the Principle of Population, he argued that population tended to increase more rapidly than the food supply. Without wars and epidemics to kill off hte extra people, most were destined to be poor and miserable. -
The Affect of Women
During the mid-1800's, women fomed unions in the trades where they dominated, some women served as safety inspectors in factories where other women worked. -
United States
Francis Cabot Lowell and four other investors revolutionized the American textile industry. They mechanized every stage in the manufactue of cloth. -
Abolition of Slavery
Britain abolished slavery in its empire -
Reform Bill
The Parliment passed a bill that helped working women as well as their children. The Ten Hours Act of 1847 limited the workday to ten hours for women and children who worked in factories. -
Karl Marx
He published The Communists Manifesto. He believed that capitalist system, which produced the Industrial Revolution, would eventually destroy itself. -
Communism
Karl MArxed described communism as a form of complete socialism in which the means of production would be owned by the people. He published The Communist Manifesto. -
Socialism
French reformers such as Charles Fourier, and Saint-Simon sought to offset the effects of industrialization with a new kind of economic system called socialism
