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1701 Jethro Tull invents the seed drill
In 1701, Jethro Tull invents the seed drill. This is revolutionary, because before you had to do it by hand and many of the seeds did not root. Now you can attach the machine to the cattle of your choice and a seed will be drilled into the ground in an even amount of spacing, which guarantees that the seeds are evenly spaced and become rooted. -
1733 John Kay invents flying shuttle
John Kay's invention helped to kick start industrialization. This flying shuttle did 6 times the work that one person can do by hand in on day. This invention was very helpful, but dangerous. It was easy to get things caught, and once things were caught the shuttle did not let go until they were sliced into pieces. -
1765 James Watt builds the first steam engine
James Watt was a mathematic instrument maker at The University of Glasgow, in Scotland. He felt that he could make the steam engine faster and more energy efficient by burning less coal. He partnered with entrepreneur Matthew Boulton who paid him a salary to invent such a thing. The steam engine was named the Boulton-Watt steam engine. -
1848 Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto
Maxism is a radical type of socialism. They believed that people weree always divided into "warring" social classes. The upper class, the "haves" are called bourgeoisie and the lower class, the "have nots" were called proletariat. Marx and Engels believed that the lower class would overthrow the upper class. -
1865 US Civil War ends
The North wins! The Civil War, was a war within the USA between the states in the North who believed we should not have slavery, and the states in the South who believed in slavery. -
1870s Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
Germans started to industrialize the coal-rich Ruhr Valley. They imported British equipment and engineers, and sent their children to England to learn industrial managment. They also like most other countries develped a rail road system. -
US experiences technological boom
What caused the technological boom, was that the USA had an abundant amount of natural resources, such as oil, coal, and iron. USA had a burst of inventions, such as the electric light bulb and the telephone. And a new urban population that consumed the new manufactured goods. The rapid railroad system and the industries of specific states also played a large roll. -
1875 British Unions win right to strike
The Combination Act of 1799 and 1800 stated that workers could not make unions or could not strike. They felt it threatened social order and stability. By 1875 British trade unions won the righ to belong to unions and picket peacefully.
