Key Terms of the Industrial Revolution

A period of major industrialization during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Wealth in the form of money or assets used to start a business.

A person who uses their wealth to invest in trade and industry.

The state of being in short supply; shortage.

Parts that are identical and can be used in place of one another.

Young female workers who came to work in industrial corporations in Lowell, Massachusetts.

The process of making an area more urban.

An organization of workers formed to protect their rights and interests.

A work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work.

A person who favors native inhabitants over immigrants.