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Utilitarianism
Jeremy Bentham was involved with utilitarianism. -
The Flying Shuttle
John Kay invented the flying shuttle in 1733. -
The Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny in 1764. -
The First Efficient Steam Engine
James Watt invented the first efficient steam engine in 1765. -
The Water Frame
Richard Arkwright invented the water frame in 1769. -
Capitalism
Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, and David Ricardo were all involved with capitalism. -
The Spinning Mule
Sameul Crompton invented the spinning mule in 1779. -
Samuel Slater
Samuel Slater emigrated to the United States and built a spinning machine from memory. -
The Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. -
William Cockerill
William Cockerill went to Belgium and carried a secret plan for building a spinning machine and his son eventually built a huge industrial enterprise in eastern Belgium. -
U.S. Point
Industrialization began in the textile industry in the U.S. -
Richard Trevithick
Richard Trevithick won a bet of several thousand dollars by hauling ten tons of iron over ten miles of track in a steam-driven locomotive. -
Abolition of Slavery
Parliament passed a bill to end the slave trade in the British West Indies in 1807. -
Francis Cabot Lowell
Francis Cabot Lowell revolutionized the American textile industry. -
George Stephenson
George Stephenson began work on the first railroad line that ran 27 miles from Yorkshire coalfields to the port of Stockton. -
Reform Bill
Parliament passed the Factory Act of 1833 that made it illegal to hire children under the age of 9. -
Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell wrote a work of fiction, Mary Barton, that described the terrible place a family in Manchester lived and what life and living was like during this time. -
Communism
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles were involved with communism. -
Affect of Women
Women who wanted rights joined the movement for women's rights which began in the United States in 1848. -
Socialism
Charles Fourier and Saint Simon were involved with socialism.
