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Period: Mar 13, 1300 to
Before the Industrial Revolution
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Mar 13, 1347
End of the Black Plague
It killed nearly everyone in Europe. 75 million. It was carried over 3 or 4 years untill 1350/51. But it started in 1347. -
Jan 1, 1349
Changes in Medicine
Changes in medicine and increase in life expectancy following the black death. -
Mar 13, 1440
Invention of the printing press
This helped with spreading information. And helped with printing thousands of books every day. -
Mar 20, 1492
Discovery of America
Columbus discoverd North and South America, and that is where he found the potatoes. When they got there they farmed cotton sugar cain, corn which made jobs and created more industry. -
Mar 17, 1515
Exploration of South America
South America was first explored by Christopher Colombus in 1515. -
Mar 17, 1515
Hospitals in England
In 1515 there was only three hospitals in England. For 200 million people in the population. -
Mar 17, 1532
Intro of the Potato in Europe
When the potato was introduced in 1532 there was a minor population boom in England, because it kept people alive so people didnt starve. -
Population Boom
In england they started growing potatoes, so many more people stopped starving, The higher birth rates and lower mortality rates potatoes encouraged led to a tremendous population explosion wherever the potato travelled, particularly in Europe, the US and the British Empire. -
Start of the English Civil War
There were three civil wars, the first one lasting 1642–46 the second 1648–49 and the third 1649–51. -
Start of democracy in England
In England after the english civil war was that start of democarcy in England. They made their King usless so they stated a parlement and the English were the fast ones to do this. -
Invention of the seed drill
Jethro Tull's seed drill invented in 1701. -
Invention of the Rotherham plough
Joseph Foljambe's Rotherham plough of 1730. -
The Industrial Revolution starts in England
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End of the Industrial Revolution in England
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Australia finished Industrialising
