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7SS - Industrial Revolution Vocab 1

Across
Money lended by banks and investors to start a business
Large buildings centrally located used to house bigger industries
Developed one of the first known self-propelled steam engines
Machine that could plow fields and dig drainage channels using steam power
Invented horse drawn reaping machine
New inventions that changed and benefited industry during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Machine invented by James Hargreaves that could quickly spin many strands of cotton into thread
Machine that placed seeds in rows across a plot of land allowing farmer to grow more crops using less seed
Protected inventions from being copied by others for several years
Invented the cotton gin
Down
_____ Industries - businesses set up in a persons home or shop for income. EX: wool spun into cloth
Developed seed drill
Machine that separated the seeds from the cotton allowing a person to process 50 lbs per day
Enable just a few workers to separate the wheat from the husks and stalks quickly
Method to improve crop production by using four fields
Developed the threshing machine
French word meaning businessmen who connects industry to the market
Device invented by John Kay enabling workers to weave strands of cotton into cloth
Most important invention that used steam to provide consistent and reliable power. James Watt was noted for making important improvements to its design
_____ machine that enabled farmers to cut wheat much more quickly and increase production