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Jethro Tull invents the seed drill
Jethro Tull was one of the first scientific farmers. He made the seed drill in about 1701. It allowed farmers to sow seeds in well-spaced rows at specific depths. -
John Kay invents flying shuttle
Jon Kay was a machinist who created a shuttle that sped back anf forth on wheels that resembled a wooden boat. However, spinners coul not keep up with these speedy weavers, so a cash prize attracted contestants to make a better machine. -
James Watt builds the first steam engine
James Watt was a mathematical instrument maker who discovered a way to make the steam engine work faster and burn less fuel in 1765. -
Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto
Friedrich Engels, a German whose dad owned a textile mill in Manchester, and Marx outlined their ideas on this pamphlet called The Communist Manifesto. This inspired revolutionaries. However, the gap between the rich and poor did not change as predicted. -
US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom
The US remained acgricultural until the Civil War ended in 1865. During the last thirds of the 1800s, the country experienced a technological boom. Things the contributed to the boom were their natural resources, oil, coal, iron, inventions, and comsumers. -
Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
In the 1870s. they started to import many British equipment and children to learn industrial management. They also started to copy the British, and eventaully they rose to the top. -
British Unions win right to strike
Britain thought that unions were a threat to social order and stability, which brought up the Combinations Act of 1799 and 1800. After the unions refused to listen to the government, the British repealed their law.
