Industrial Revolution

By spenzo3
  • Jethro Tull Invents The Seed Drill

    Jethro Tull Invents The Seed Drill
    Jethro Tull invents the seed driil, a device that plants and covers seeds in a straight line.
  • John Kay Invents Flying Shuttle

    John Kay Invents Flying Shuttle
    The flying shuttle allowed for one weaver to make a wide piece of thread easily, and could also be automated.
  • James Watt Builds Steam Engine

    James Watt Builds Steam Engine
    The steam engine was a huge step in technology, because it allowed machines to run automated, making manual labor not as hard.
  • Marx and Engels Publish "The Communist Manifesto"

    Marx and Engels Publish "The Communist Manifesto"
    This document told of what the communist party was going to do. It includes a theory of politics by the two authors.
  • Civil War Ends

    Civil War Ends
    The Civil War ends, and the United States can focus on other things. They Experience a technological boom, and the United States becomes one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world.
  • Germany

    Germany
    Germany pulls ahead in the Industrial Revolution in Europe, becomin the most industrious in Europe.
  • British Unions

    British Unions
    British Unions go on strike,refusing to work in bad conditions and with minimum wages.