http://ed607978.friendlinkup.com/ Student Journalism at Miami Beach Senior High en http://ed607978.friendlinkup.com/2008/08/18/pg550-1-2.html #1 Enclosure Movement: Practive of fencing or enclosing common lands into individual holdings. Crop Rotation: The practice of alternating crops of different kinds to preserve soil fertility. Industrial Revolution: Term on behalf of changes beginning in the 1700s, when power driven machines began to do much of the work that people had done before. Factors of Production: Basic resources on behalf of industrialization, such as necessary land, capital, as well as labor. Mechanization: Basic resources on behalf of industrialization, such as necessary land, capital, as well as labor. Factory System: Production of goods in a factory through the utilize of machines as well as a large number of workers. Vulcanization: Process of treating rubber to manufacture it more useful. #2 Jethro Tull: Invented a seed drill that made it possible to plant seeds in straight rows. Also made a horse-drawn hoe to dig up weeds between the rows as well as ruin soil before planting. Richard Arkwright: Invented a way to drive the spinning “jenny” by waterpower. Eli Whitney: Invented the cotton gin. James Watt: Studied as well as improved Newcomen’s steam engine. Henry Bessemer: Developed the “Bessemer process” which is a cheaper as well as more efficient method of making steel. Robert Fulton: First to build profitable steamboat. Samuel Morse: Invented a new form of communication, a telegraph. Cotton Gin; Eli Whitney Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:52:46 -0400 ed607978