Question #1
The putting-out system known for processing raw __________.
In the 1600s, cotton cloth imported from India became popular. British merchants tried to organize a cotton cloth industry at home. They developed the putting-out system, also known as cotton industry, in which raw cotton was distributed to peasant families who spun it into thread and then wove the thread into cloth in their own homes.
Additional information about the putting-out system is available at http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/168578/domestic-system
In the 1600s, cotton cloth imported from India became popular. British merchants tried to organize a cotton cloth industry at home. They developed the putting-out system, also known as cotton industry, in which raw cotton was distributed to peasant families who spun it into thread and then wove the thread into cloth in their own homes.
Additional information about the putting-out system is available at http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/168578/domestic-system
Question #2
Eli Whitney created the cotton ____.
Raw cotton grown in the Southern United States had to cleaned of dirt and seeds by hand, a time consuming task. To solve this, Eli Whitney invented a machine call the cotton gin that separated the seeds from the raw coton at a fast rate. He finished the cotton gin in 1793, and cotton production increased exponentially.
Additional information about the cotton gin can be found at http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/cotton-gin-patent/
Raw cotton grown in the Southern United States had to cleaned of dirt and seeds by hand, a time consuming task. To solve this, Eli Whitney invented a machine call the cotton gin that separated the seeds from the raw coton at a fast rate. He finished the cotton gin in 1793, and cotton production increased exponentially.
Additional information about the cotton gin can be found at http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/cotton-gin-patent/
Question #3
Capital is the ______ used to invest in enterprise.
From the mid 1600s to 1700s, trade from a growing overseas empire helped the British economy prosper. Beginning in the slave trade, the business class accumulated capital or money used to invest in enterprises. An enterprise is a business organization in an area such as shipping, mining, railroads, or factories. Many businessmen were ready to risk their capital in new ventrues due to the heathy economy.
Additional information about Britain's healthy economy during the Industrial Revolution visit - http://www.historyhaven.com/APWH/unit%204/THE%20INDUSTRIAL%20REVOLUTION.htm
From the mid 1600s to 1700s, trade from a growing overseas empire helped the British economy prosper. Beginning in the slave trade, the business class accumulated capital or money used to invest in enterprises. An enterprise is a business organization in an area such as shipping, mining, railroads, or factories. Many businessmen were ready to risk their capital in new ventrues due to the heathy economy.
Additional information about Britain's healthy economy during the Industrial Revolution visit - http://www.historyhaven.com/APWH/unit%204/THE%20INDUSTRIAL%20REVOLUTION.htm
Question #4
Workers organizations are also known as _____ unions.
Although labor unions, or worker' organizations, were illegal at this time, secret unions did exist among frustrated British workers. They wished to initiate worker reforms, such as increases in pay but had no political power to effect change. Sometimes their frustrations led to violence.
Additional information about labor unions can be found at - http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/citizenship/struggle_democracy/trade_unionism.htm
Although labor unions, or worker' organizations, were illegal at this time, secret unions did exist among frustrated British workers. They wished to initiate worker reforms, such as increases in pay but had no political power to effect change. Sometimes their frustrations led to violence.
Additional information about labor unions can be found at - http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/citizenship/struggle_democracy/trade_unionism.htm