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Jethro Tull invents the seed drill
The seed drill made it easier to distributes seeds evenly when you were farming or seeeding. Rather than chucking all the seeds randomly and hoping that it would go into the soil and grow roots, the seed drill put the seeds into the ground and helped the seeds grow evenly and let more of the seeds grow rather than chucking and not being able to get as many seeds to grow. -
John Kay invents the flying shuttle
His invention, the flying shuttle, helped improve looms in a way that was much faster. This could be operated or handled by one weaver. However, this took away many job oppurtunities since the demand for workers was less. For this, people were angry and Kay got scared and fled the country. He later died from poverty. -
James Watt builds first steam engine
Steam engines were used to pump water out of mines. He built the machine when he was only 26 years old. He based his steam engine by Newcomen's steam engine. Basically, he added a condenser which cooled the steam and wasted less heat. This was a big improvement from the first steam engine -
Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto
These believers were against capitalism. They believed that working class would be a very important part when overthrowing capitalism. This was written basically about explaining the goals of communism as well as the theory of communism. -
US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom
When the Civil War ends, so does slavery. The US had an abundant amount of resources and used their own soil to industrialize. Also, there were many immigrants and many people which increased supply of laborers and high demand for industrial jobs made labor cheap. Also there were more banks or capitals. -
Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
At first, Germany was not very successful in the industrial movement. But around the 1870s they became the most dominant country that took part in the industrial movement. The Germans traded British and sent children to england for education. Also, they built railroads and made their military stronger. -
British Unions win right to strike
The British went on strike because they were not satisfied with the poor working conditions and low pay. The British won the right to strike and eventually won around the 1870s.
