Industrial Revolution

  • 1700-1815 Britain & U.S

    1700-1815 Britain & U.S
    1701-Britain: Jethro Tull Inventes Seed Drill
    1733 Britain: John Kry Invents Flying Shuttle
    1764 Britain: James Hargraves invents Spinning Jenny
    1776: Britain: Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations
    1793: U.S: Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin
    1807 U.S: Robet Fulton Steamboat, the Clermont
    1811 Britain: Luddites attack Factories
    1813 U.S: Lowell Textile Factories open
  • 1820s - 1860s Part One

    1820s - 1860s Part One
    1823 U.S: President Issues Monroe Doctrine
    1830 Britain: Railroad Connecting Liverpool to Manchester opened
    1832: Britain: First Reform Bill Passess
    1859 Britain: Charles Dawin Theroy of Evolution
  • 1870's 1880's

    1870's 1880's
    1875 Britain: Labor Union win Right to Strike
    1886 U.S: Forerunner of AFL Labor Union Forms
    1879: Thomas Edison Invents the Light Bulb