Changes to manufacturing (making)
processes. This meant more could
be produced at a faster rate.
Occurred in Britain from 1750-1900.
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Raw materials
An unprocessed basic material that
can be used to make products e.g.
tin
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Mechanisation
The process of changing from
working by hand to using machines.
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Rural / Urban
Rural – countryside. The majority of
the English population lived here
before the IR.
Urban – town/city. After the IR,
most people lived in town and
cities.
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Pump engine
house
A building full of engines that were
used to pump thousands of gallons
of water in to mines.
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Lode
A ‘vein’ of minerals found in rock,
which can be mined. In Cornwall
there are lodes of cassiterite (tin
ore).
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Threshing
machine
This machine removes grain from
the stalk and the husk. It is much
faster than doing it by hand.
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Trade Union
An organisation that protects
workers’ rights and interests.
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Electoral Reform
MPs made changes to the way
people could vote 1832-1884. This
increased the amount of people
who could vote.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
An unprocessed basic material that
can be used to make products e.g.
tin
Back
Raw materials
Card 3
Front
The process of changing from
working by hand to using machines.
Back
Card 4
Front
Rural – countryside. The majority of
the English population lived here
before the IR.
Urban – town/city. After the IR,
most people lived in town and
cities.
Back
Card 5
Front
A building full of engines that were
used to pump thousands of gallons
of water in to mines.
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