Important Vocabulary That Relate to the Industrial Revolution
Agriculture
The farming of crops or goods.
Steam Engine
Heat engine that performs mechanical work.
Assembly Line
Manufacturing process where parts are added to a product in a sequence.
Cotton Gin
The tool the took the seeds out of harvested cotton.
Factory
a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
Revolution
a sudden, complete or marked change in something.
Industry
the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product.