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Jethro Tull Invents the Seed Drill
Jethro Tull thought that the most common way of sowing seed was by scattering it across the field. This method caused many seeds to fail to take root. To fix this problem, he created the seed drill in 1701. Farmers could sow seeds in rows and at specific depths. Many more seeds to root, making higher crop yields. -
John Kay Invents Flying Shuttle
John Kay, a machinist, made a shuttle that sped back and forth on wheels. The flying shuttle, which was wood made in the shape of a boat had yarn attached to it. The Flying shuttle doubled the work a weaver could do in a day. -
James Watt Builds the First Steam Engine
James Watt, a mathematical instrument maker found a way in 1765 to make a steam engine work faster but more efficiently(burning less fuel). In 1774, Watt joined up with matthew Boulton, a businessman. Boulton was also an entrepeneur and paid Watt a salary. Boulton also encouraged Watt to build better steam engines. -
Marx and Engels Publish The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto was a 23 page pamphlet with the ideas of Marx and Engels. In the Manifesto, Marx and Engels emphasized that human socities have alsways been divided in conflict. The wealthy controlled the production of goods and the poor performed hard labor. Marx and Engel thought the Industrial Revolution made the wealthy richer and impoverished the poor. The Manifesto produced some goals; europe's leaders put down uprisings. In 1990 marixsm inspired revolutionaries in Russia and China -
US Civil War Ends; US Experiences Technological Boom
In the United States, the movement to follow the promise of the Declaration of Independence by stopping slavery grew in the 1800s. Finally, the enslavement of the African people ended in the United States in 1865 when the Union won the civil war. Until 1865, the United States was agricultural. Wealth of natural resources like oil, coal, iron; burst of inventions, like the electric lightbulb and the telephone, and then the growing population, caused a technological boom. Railroads were made. -
Germany Becomes Dominant Industrial Power in Europe
Germany was politcally divided. There was as lot of economic isolation and scattered rescourceso, so there was a lack of industialization. But then, pockets of industrialization appeared, specifically in the Ruhr Valley of Germany. Ruhr Valley was coal- rich. Germany built railraods that linked manufacturing cities with coal and iron ore deposits. Germany's economic strength allowed it to develop a military power. By the late 1800s, Germany was both a industrial and millitary leading country. -
British Unions Win Right to Strike
For several years, unions formed by workers were denied by the British Government. Then, the Combinations Act made unions illegal. Parliament then repealed the act in 1824. Then, the British unions had goals of raising wages for their members and improving the work conditions. In 1875, British trade unions gained the right to strike. They created a membership of about 1 million supporters.
